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

Hattie.' Grace patted my arm. 'My cows sing better than you do.

The worst thing of all is standing by when folks are doing something wrong.

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

[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.

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

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.