When literature becomes overly erudite, it means that interest in the art has gone and curiosity about the artist is what's important. It becomes a kind of idolatry.

Whenever I'm in trouble, I pray. And because I'm in trouble all of the time, I pray almost constantly.

What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it.

Of course I believe in free will. Do we have a choice?

In our time, when the literature for adults is deteriorating, good books for children are the only hope, the only refuge.

Various philosophers and religious leaders tried to convince their disciples and followers that animals are nothing more than machines without a soul, without feelings. However, anyone who has ever lived with an animal-be it a dog, a bird, or even a mouse-knows that this theory is a brazen lie, invented to justify cruelty.

The characters have their own lives and their own logic, and you have to act accordingly.