Pranking is a great way to indicate the underlying absurdities of the world.

Not only is a good prank harmless, but, like a good story, it reveals an essential truth that would otherwise be hidden.

I'd much rather have a book that a few people love intensely than a book that a lot of people like okay.

Every Librarian is a highly trained agent. An expert in intelligence, counterintelligence, Boolean searching, and hand-to-hand combat.

It's a sort of patronizing idea that literature for children has to feature role models of exemplary behavior. I think not only is that bogus, but it leads to really boring books.

Too often we tell kids pleasant stories devoid of truth, and stories without truth are not good stories. Our audience deserves more from us.

I'm not sure we're presenting ourselves as real role models. I don't think literature has ever been a real place for role models.