I am busier now than I ever imagined I would be, but I feel blessed in that I have found what I am supposed to be doing with my life. It's wonderful to tell stories and have people listen to them.

It's a weird kind of disconnect that this whole story [he Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane] grew around a real doll of mine, and here he is, with his "Edward" expression on his face. It's kind of reality bumping into fantasy.

Everything, as you well know . . . cannot always be sweetness and light.

Reader, you may ask this queston. In fact, you must ask this question. Is it ridiculous for a very small, sickly, big-eared mouse to fall in love with a beautiful princess named Pea? The answer is... Yes. Of course it's ridiculous. Love is ridiculous. But love is also wonderful. And powerful.

My favorite food is deep-fried ravioli. I always get that every year.

Perhaps," said the man, "you would like to be lost with us. I have found it much more agreeable to be lost in the company of others.

And hope is like love...a ridiculous, wonderful, powerful thing.