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

Sir if I was your daughter I would wait until this train started again and throw myself in front of it!

It seems the misfortune of one can plow a deeper furrow in the heart than the misfortune of millions.

I will have to rely on that painful teacher, experience.

The wren and the nightingale sound nothing alike, but think how dull the world would be without the songs of both birds.-Miss Kanagawa

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

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.