Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!

Preachers in pulpits talked about what a great message is in the book. No matter what you do, somebody always imputes meaning into your books.

The problem with writing a book in verse is, to be successful, it has to sound like you knocked it off on a rainy Friday afternoon. It has to sound easy. When you can do it, it helps tremendously because it's a thing that forces kids to read on. You have this unconsummated feeling if you stop.

You can't dribble on bow ties.

Read. Travel. Read. Ask. Read. Learn. Read. Connect. Read.

The ribbons! The wrappings! The tags! And the tinsel! The trimmings! The trappings!