"He who strays discovers new paths."

“Now, they say that New Zealand is beautiful and I do not know -- because after 22 hours on a plane any landmass would be beautiful.”

“A love of books, of holding a book, turning its pages, looking at its pictures, and living its fascinating stories goes hand-in-hand with a love of learning.”

Source : Closing Remarks by Mrs. Bush at the White House Conference on School Libraries, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. June 04, 2002.

“I think the wrong things are kept private”

“Right now my favorite book is 'Omnivores Dilemma.”

“I wondered what it would be like to die. Was it like going to sleep or like waking up? Was there no more time? Or did time go on forever?”

“I have been working up until recently with Neil Simon, who has been adapting the character to me.”

“If leeches ate peaches instead of my blood, then I would be free to drink tea in the mud!”

“In particular, the efforts to reestablish peace after the World War have been directed toward the formation of states and the regulation of their frontiers according to a consciously national program.”