Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and pass on values from on generation to the next. Books save lives.

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I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...

Why do you have to translate and decode things? Just let the image be. It...

Why do you have to translate and decode things? Just let the image be. It...

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

The thing that's characteristic of my performance is that I literally do drag the whole...

The thing that's characteristic of my performance is that I literally do drag the whole...

I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that...

I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that...

I think artists who are attracted to working on the Net will adjust their work...

I think artists who are attracted to working on the Net will adjust their work...

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less...

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less...

I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does...

One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does...

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for...

I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for...

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really like to...

It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really like to...

Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's...

Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's...