I want to start by tipping my hat to Jonathan, who writes my favorite books and my favorite blog: see http://www.jonathancarroll.com/indexframes.html.
A while ago, he featured this quote from a brilliant lecture by author Philip Pullman
"I think we should act as if. I think we should read books, and tell children stories, and take them to the theatre, and learn poems, and play music, as if it would make a difference. . . . We should act as if the universe were listening to us and responding. We should act as if life were going to win."
To see more, go to http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=113
