Nobody ever learns anything.

Going out and not only meeting the kids, but meeting the teachers and the librarians and seeing the world, fills me up.

There ain't a body, be it mouse or man, that ain't made better by a little soup.

Fairy tales dont tell you that dragons are real, but that they can be defeated!

This is the great thing about writing for kids. Adults might not do anything if they recognized me. But if they do see me, and they're with a kid, they'll tell the kid who I am. They think they should give that to the kid. So generally that sends the kid over.

What would make me happiest is if kids read these books [Bink & Gollie] and think: there is so much to love in the world; and words are so much fun.

Normally, Edward would have found intrusive, clingy behavior of this sort very annoying, but there was something about Sarah Ruth. He wanted to take care of her. He wanted to protect her. He wanted to do more for her. (page 135)