I don't think we [with Kate DiCamillo] intended to write a book about friendship, I think we intended to write a book about two friends.

I don't think we [with Kate DiCamillo] intended to write a book about friendship, I think we intended to write a book about two friends.

Kate [DiCamillo] tends to be more reluctant about change. I convinced her to give it a try and she came over.

All it takes is a single moment.

We pulled them [ Bink & Gollie] out of our feeble little brains.

What is the matter with these people, these people who won't stop fighting, won't stop hurting each other...?

We'd decided to write a book about two friends. I gave her some coffee and then we sat there not knowing what to do. How do you start writing a book together? So Kate [DiCamillo] got up after about 10 minutes into this endeavor, and said, 'Well, that was fun,' and started to head out the door. I said, 'Wait, wait, wait, no no no,' because I'm a bit more patient.