It's no fun being lonely.

'Hansel and Gretel' is one of the scariest stories ever written! Psychotic mother; stupid, inane father.

Truthfullness to life-both fantasy life and factual life-is the basis of all great art.

We're animals. We're violent.

there is no such thing as fantasy unrelated to reality

Illustrations have as much to say as the text. The trick is to say the same thing, but in a different way. It's no good being an illustrator who is saying a lot that is on his or her mind, if it has nothing to do with the text. . . the artist must override the story, but he must also override his own ego for the sake of the story.

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