..and only sticks and stones can break my bones.

I knew there was a story; once you find a dog with a fork through it, you know there's a story there.

As a kid, I didn't read a great deal of fiction, and I've forgotten most of what I did read.

Most murders are committed by someone who is known to the victim. In fact, you are most likely to be murdered by a member of your own family on Christmas day.

Many childrens writers dont have children of their own

And it occurred to him that there were two parts to being a better person. One part was thinking about other people. The other part was not giving a toss what other people thought.

But in life you have to take lots of decisions and if you don't take decisions you would never do anything because you would spend all your time choosing between things you could do. So it is good to have a reason why you hate some things and you like others.