Quietness is an essential part of all awareness. In quiet times and sleepy times, a child can dwell in thoughts of his own, and in songs and stories of his own.

There is a loving way with words and an unloving way. And it is only with the loving way that the simplicity of language becomes beautiful.

there seem to be times of reception and times of creation and it is perhaps difficult not to confuse the two.

Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere.

Goodnight nobody, goodnight mush

A good picture book can almost be whistled. ... All have their own melodies behind the storytelling.

In this modern world where activity is stressed almost to the point of mania, quietness as a childhood need is too often overlooked. Yet a child's need for quietness is the same today as it has always been--it may even be greater--for quietness is an essential part of all awareness. In quiet times and sleepy times a child can dwell in thoughts of his own, and in songs and stories of his own.