A new year can begin only because the old year ends.

One reason nearly half my books are for children is the glorious fact that the minds of children are still open to the living word; in the child, nightside and sunside are not yet separated; fantasy contains truths which cannot be stated in terms of proof.

The world has been abnormal for so long that we've forgotten what it's like to live in a peaceful and reasonable climate. If there is to be any peace or reason, we have to create it in our own hearts and homes.

As far as I'm concerned, there is only one absolute: God is love.

Maybe that's the best part of going away for a vacation-coming home again.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.