I think reading is part of the birthright of the human being.
I fly my geek flag proudly. Absolutely.
I’m enormously proud of the fact that Star Trek has really not just sparked an interest, but encouraged, a few generations of people to go into the sciences.
As long as we are engaged in storytelling that moves the culture forward, it doesn’t matter what format it is.
I get most of my news updates from electronic and social media.
For me, literacy means freedom. For the individual and for society.
Reading a hard copy book, and reading a book on an iPad are slightly different experiences. What they both have in common though is that you must engage your imagination in the process.
Libraries do one thing that no other institution does and that’s provide access to all.
Maturity is a series of shattered illusions.
The unvarnished truth is that we have spent the last decade funding the machinery of war, and our children have been sacrificed.