Nonfiction Is Easy And Fiction Is Hard.

Shame Should Be Reserved For The Things We Choose To Do, Not The Circumstances That Life Puts On Us

I Don't Want To Stand With Somebody's Praise. Whereas Now When People Come Up To Me, They Say, "i Love The Bookstore" And "kids! Come Here, Come Here! This Is The Woman Who Owns The Bookstore." That's Incredible. I Can Say To That, "thank You For Shopping Local. Thank You For Coming In. What Are You Reading? Let's Talk About Books." It's About Something I'm Doing As Opposed To Somehow Something I Am. I Feel Comfortable And Positive In That Role. Because It's About Reading. It's About Books. It's About Learning. It's About Business And Tax Base.

Everybody Believes In Chance.

Everyone Knows Everything Eventually.

For The Most Part Wisdom Comes In Chips Rather Than Blocks. You Have To Be Willing To Gather Them Constantly, And From Sources You Never Imagined To Be Probable. No One Chip Gives You The Answer For Everything. No One Chip Stays In The Same Place Throughout Your Entire Life. The Secret Is To Keep Adding Voices, Adding Ideas, And Moving Things Around As You Put Together Your Life. If You’re Lucky, Putting Together Your Life Is A Process That Will Last Through Every Single Day You’re Alive.