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.

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.

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

If I ruled supreme, there would be big problems.

[Rejection] made me quit writing once. For six months. I started up again when my then seven-year-old son asked me to start writing again because I was too grumpy when I wasn't writing.