There is nothing like the occasional outburst of profanity to calm jangled nerves.

I am the richest person alive (or at least one of!) because I get to do what I love as a career.

I gotta pound the keys for the ideas to flow.

Remember picture books are the closest form of writing to a poem. Even though they don't have to rhyme, they must be poetic. They must be written so the worst actress can read with comfort and expression.

Hon, when someone's a true friend, there's no need to miss 'em." She patted her chest. "'Cause they're always right here.

Our actions make the fragrance of our lives...Would you smell of plums? Or Vinegar?

The lessons this life has planted in my heart pertain more to caring than crops, more to Golden Rule than gold, more to the proper choice than to the popular choice.