She walked to the rear door and took out a bobby pin from her pocket. Hugo watched as she fiddled with the pin inside the lock until it clicked and the door opened. "How did you learn to do that?" asked Hugo. "Books," answered Isabelle.

Fairy tales only happen in movies." -George Melies from The Invention of Hugo Cabret

I love illustrating for other writers because I am given stories I never would have thought of, and my work as an illustrator is always in support of the story.

Once I'm given an idea for a story I have a million ideas on how it should be illustrated, but I don't have a big shoebox full of unfinished ideas.

A friend suggested that I get a job at a children's book store so I could meet kids and read books, and that turned out to be the single best bit of advice I've ever gotten.

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

My house had suddenly turned into a hospital ward.