“ What affected me most profoundly was the realization that the sciences of cryptography and mathematics are very elegant, pure sciences. I found that the ends for which these pure sciences are used are less elegant. Jim Sanborn Sculptor
“ My highest compliment is when someone comes up to me to say, "My 14-year-old daughter, or my 12-year-old son read your book and loved it." I cannot conceive of a greater compliment than that - to write something that as an adult I find satisfying, but also that manages to reach a curious 13- or 14-year-old. Malcolm Gladwell Journalist
“ I can't wait for both my daughters to be old enough to read all my books. I loved it every time I saw my parents acting like more than just my parents. And I'm looking forward to that with my daughters too. I am looking forward to having them discover me as someone completely other than their mother. Edwidge Danticat Author
“ Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi. Oprah Winfrey Media Proprietor
“ The problem with life is, by the time you can read women like a book, your library card has expired. Milton Berle Comedian
“ Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can't get. Barbara Corcoran Businesswoman
“ The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues. Rene Descartes Philosopher