I Want Young People To Be Hesitant

I Wrote For Magazines. I Wrote Adventure Stuff, I Wrote For The 'national Enquirer,' I Wrote Advertising Copy For Cemeteries.

The Movie Is More Real In So Many Ways Than The Life I Am Leading. No, That’s Not True. I Just Desperately Wish This Was Only A Movie.

If What I Read Doesn't Reflect My Life - Whether I'm Gay Or Latino Or On Welfare - Doesn't That Really Mean That My Life Is Not Valuable?

Books Transmit Values. They Explore Our Common Humanity. What Is The Message When Some Children Are Not Represented In Those Books?

As A Young Man, I Saw Families Prosper Without Reading Because There Were Always Sufficient Opportunities For Willing Workers Who Could Follow Simple Instructions. This Is No Longer The Case. Children Who Don't Read Are, In The Main, Destined For Lesser Lives. I Feel A Deep Sense Of Responsibility To Change This.