to phaeden the publisher of this publisher book and liz thompson and to the studio director for joel marowit to my assistants who tried to live my life on time. and to joel merowitz who brought this project to my attention. it is an honor to have him here tonight. [applause] >> thank you, paul. and thank you for live at the new york public library for opening this magnificent room to us. when i was sitting in the room next door waiting to answer, i could hear the hum of your voices. there was good-hearted warmth in it. a kind of community sense. and it made me think about five years ago tonight and the silence that filled our homes. no laughter, little conversation, a great deal of fear. something has returned. life feels good to us again. this room which is as paul said devoted to silence and meditation and thought and history and remembrance suddenly was filled with all of the good energy that the community brings together. that was very heart-warming to both of us in there. five years ago, we were all changed. a great sadness fell over us, a day just like today. when i awakened this morni