The image I had was very clear, and so in that way The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane began like other books.

I've been recognized in airports lots of places, but mostly getting recognized is at home.

Love, as we have already discussed, is a powerful, wonderful, ridiculous thing, capable of moving mountains. And spools of thread.

[He] had the soul of a poet, and because of this, he liked very much to consider questions that had no answers.

The sound of the king's music made Despereaux's soul grow large and light inside of him.

I was a kid who lived to read. It was the primary pleasure of my existence. It's still one of the primary pleasures of my existence. It's where I draw my sustenance.

The way we started was, Alison [McGhee] said, 'Tall girl, short girl.' We had no plans beyond that.