I sometimes think it ironic for an ex-seaman, longshoreman, truck driver, policeman, bus driver, etc... to find success writing children's novels.

Basil Stag Hare tut-tutted severely as he remarked to Ambrose Spike, 'Tch, tch. Dreadful table manners. Just look at those three wallahs, kicking up a hullaballoo like that! Eating's a serious business.

Sometimes the gift of an inquisitive nature to the young can be greater than that of the wisdom which comes of age.

Death comes to us all sooner or later. We cannot escape it.

You will find joy, frustration and sorrow in your quest. Never forget that friendship and loyalty are more precious than riches...Happiness can be brief, but it knows no time in the land of dreams.

Aha! Today I shall become an author! And I will auth and auth and auth and make a squillion dollars, whoopee!

There is no greater evil than killing. I don't care whether they call it war or justice. Life is precious.