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"Books were this wonderful escape for me because I could open a book and disappear into it, and that was the only way out of that house when I was a kid."

"Books can now be on the stands within days from delivery of a formatted manuscript, and often are."

"A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books."
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"We should not permit prayer to be taken out of the schools; that's the only way most of us got through."

"It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'"

"One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts get in the way of your imagination."

"Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children."

"The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy."

"When I was a boy I used to do what my father wanted. Now I have to do what my boy wants. My problem is: When am I going to do what I want?"
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