What makes a good book? Scholars and critics have been debating that question for decades. I like books that touch my head and my heart at the same time.

Childrens books change lives. Stories pour into the hearts of children and help make them what they become.

They [Fairy Tales] are talking about real emotions, telling true stories, through the medium of metaphor. People used to understand metaphor better than I think we do now. But these stories are so potent, they refuse to die.

What makes a good book? Scholars and critics have been debating that question for decades. I like books that touch my head and my heart at the same time.

A shadowless man is a monster, a devil, a thing of evil. A man without a shadow is soulless. A shadow without a man is a pitiable shred. Yet together, light and dark, they make a whole.

You know how it is: as soon as you decide to forget something, your brain comes to the conclusion that it's the most fascinating thing in the world.

Love the writing, love the writing, love the writing... the rest will follow.