"Five years ago, I received a letter from a high school girl. She explained that her father had died not even a year ago. She had written suicide letters to her friends and family and said, had she not read the book during the past few hours and found hope and solace in it, she would have committed suicide. I sat back and was truly amazed. That's a memory I will remember for the rest of my life."
             "Did you write back to her?"
"She and I got in touch--she's a phenomenal person. She's graduating college this year and doing very well.
"But when I read that letter, I started thinking. Who was responsible for this action, for inspiring her to stay here? Was it me, for having written the book? The book itself? The writing style of the book? And while it's true that I wrote it, I truly believe that her story is a testament to the power of education. A teacher at her school gave her the book through the school's library. And without that, without the guidance of a teacher encouraging the act of reading, that girl would not be here today.
"That truly speaks volumes for the importance of education. It fulfills the old quote perfectly: 'He who saves a single life saves the world entire.'"