I don't think ordinary things are very interesting, so I try to imagine a world that is less ordinary.

An award does not change the quality of a book.

I pore over every word on the cereal box at breakfast, often more than once. You can ask me anything about shredded wheat.

The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling toward them, so I think it's for the best.

Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity.

Though I’ve grown old, the bell still rings for me as it does for all who truly believe.

I've always thought of the book as a visual art form, and it should represent a single artistic idea, which it does if you write your own material.