He was dressed as if everything he wore had come from different stores or from a rummage sale, except that the crease in his trousers was sharp and his shoes were shined.

People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don't really read children's books.

My favorite books are a constantly changing list, but one favorite has remained constant: the dictionary. Is the word I want to use spelled practice or practise? The dictionary knows. The dictionary also slows down my writing because it is such interesting reading that I am distracted.

I don't ever go on the Internet. I don't even know how it works.

Problem solving, and I don't mean algebra, seems to be my life's work. Maybe it's everyone's life's work.

If you don't see the book you want on the shelves, write it.

What interests me is what children go through while growing up.