“There were two free public libraries within walking distance of my hom...” — Martin Lewis Perl Quote

“There were two free public libraries within walking distance of my home; I remember taking six books home from every visit, the limit set by the library.”

“My parents regarded school teachers as higher beings, as did many immigrants.”

“My parents were determined to move into the middle class.”

“I get much more information about the rest of the world from people who are not Americans. You get a distance from America that is useful for a journalist; useful for my perspective on the world.”

“From the neighborhoods that we grew up in, we had to learn how to deal with people. How to keep certain people at a distance, how to cut people off completely.”

“If you look at the ability of a self-driving car to stay in the lane and not to speed and keep a good distance to the car in front of you, it actually does better than me.”