I think I always knew that I would do something with art because it was the one thing that I knew I was really good at.

I can draw pencil lines to show something is moving, but if I'm writing, I struggle with how to write it. The boy ran down the hallway? The boy ran quickly down the hallway? The boy ran down the marble hallway? I agonize over the words. So my editor works very hard. I'm lucky to have her.

As I look out at all of you gathered here, I want to say that I don't see a room full of Parisians in top hats and diamonds and silk dresses. I don't see bankers and housewives and store clerks. No. I address you all tonight as you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers.

If you've ever wondered where your dreams come from when you go to sleep at night, just look around. This is where they are made.

Well, everything surprises me about the writing process because illustrating comes much more naturally to me than writing does.

Maybe we're all cabinets of wonders.

I think I always knew that I would do something with art because it was the one thing that I knew I was really good at.