“Because I have two houses, I invariably get immersed in a book and the...” — Lois Lowry Quote

Because I have two houses, I invariably get immersed in a book and then discover it's at the other house.

I have been fortunate. I have done so many things and enjoyed so many things and had such a great life, not to imply that it is ending, but that there aren't many things that I feel I have left undone.

Why do you and I have to hold these memories?'

I don't for one second think about the possibility of censorship when I am writing a new book. I know I am a person who cares about kids and who cares about truth and I am guided by my own instincts, and trust them.

This may sound strange, but at a very early age, at around 3, I was aware that I was smarter than the other kids.

You discover how confounding the world is when you try to draw it. You look at a car, and you try to see its car-ness, and you're like an immigrant to your own world. You don't have to travel to encounter weirdness. You wake up to it.

The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.

I think leadership is not something you learn; it's something you discover.

You don't realize how useful a therapist is until you see yourself on e and discover you have more problems than you ever dreamed of.

Whether or not you discover your talents and passions is partly a matter of opportunity. If you've never been sailing, or picked up an instrument, or tried to teach or to write fiction, how would you know if you had a talent for these things?