Love of music, of sunsets and sea; a liking for the same kind of people; political opinions that are not radically divergent; a similar stance as we look at the stars and think of the marvelous strangeness of the universe - these are what build a marriage. And it is never to be taken for granted.

prayer is whenever we consciously try to get in contact with the numinous, the ineffable, the marvelous.

When I am grappling with ideas which are radical enough to upset grown-ups, then I am likely to put these ideas into a story which will be marketed for children, because children understand what their parents have rejected and forgotten.

I hope that I will never forget the salvific power of joyful laughter.

If I have something I want to say that is too difficult for adults to swallow, then I will write it in a book for children.

Artists of all disciplines must be willing to go into the dark, let go control, be surprised.

Are anybody's parents typical?