“I liked learning things. I liked solving problems and doing my homewor...” — Shannon Walker Quote

“I liked learning things. I liked solving problems and doing my homework. I realize a lot of kids don't like that, but I always enjoyed going to school.”

“Why did I want to be an astronaut? That's not an easy question to answer because I know a lot of kids want to be astronauts when they grow up but it stuck with me and I think just maybe growing up in Houston and always having the astronauts and the Johnson Space Center in my backyard, I was always aware of the space program.”

“Sometimes you can have too much information. You keep gathering information and never bother to find out what the real answer is.”

“I did sketch comedy for years. I've always enjoyed it.”

“I always enjoyed writing. I did playlets in high school, I did radio shows in college. That's one of the reasons I went down to Second City, because you could do acting and writing.”

“I'm grateful that I've enjoyed the support of libraries, bookshops and institutional funders.”