"The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion."

The act of reading is an act of empathy.

"When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become."

The only thing I can rely on is my own perception, and that is always changing.