I want to see me to the end working, living for myself. Ripeness is all.

William Blake really is important, my cornerstone. Nobody ever told me before he did that childhood was such a damned serious business.

There are certain pieces of music that are always attached to certain books.

A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful.

I never thought of Bumble-Ardy in that way. But I still have that same deep feeling for children who are in dire trouble. I see Bumble-Ardy as a lonely, unhappy kid who is doing the very best he can to be in the world, to have a party.

Each month is gay, Each season nice, When eating Chicken soup With rice

All I liked to do when I was a kid was draw.