Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now.

The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. It's also about the desire to reside in a world where magic can happen, the kind of world we all believed in as children, but one that disappears as we grow older.

At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I've grown old, the bell still rings for me, as it does for all who truly believe.

If you don't know where you're going, stop racing to get there. -- from Just Desert by M. T. Anderson

I write for what's left of the eight-year-old still rattling around inside my head

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.

Your house is all about routine, not the unexpected events of your life.