The Library Is An Arena Of Possibility,

Crassly Put: When I Write, I Am Trying Not To Bore Myself And My Readers.

I Was Appointed Poet Laureate. It Came Totally Out Of The Blue Because Most Poet Laureates Had Been Considerably Older Than I. It Was Not Something That I Even Had Begun To Dream About!

My Childhood Library Was Small Enough Not To Be Intimidating. And Yet I Felt The Whole World Was Contained In Those Two Rooms. I Could Walk Any Aisle And Smell Wisdom.

I Think Children Have Talent And Insight, But It Gets Beaten Out Of Them.

What Writing Does Is To Reveal.