I'm an active author: I travel to give readings and talks, although I know it's risky.

I over-scrutinize anyone new entering my life.

All writers want to know that someone is reading their work, taking them seriously. It provides a kind of moral support.

I'm 68 years old, and I'm as much a criminal now as I was at the age of 22. And, I'm even more of a dissident than I was then.

The biggest barrier we've seen to student progress is this: School policies and practices often prevent good teachers from doing great work and even dissuade some talented Americans from entering the profession. This needs to change.

All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.

I got an early education from television.

While the religious divisions in our world are self-evident, many people still imagine that religious conflict is always caused by a lack of education, by poverty, or by politics.