You can't get rid of evil. We can't, and I feel that so intensely.

My brother, who was older, was the gifted one, much more talented than I.

I wanted to be acknowledged as an artist, not just some kiddie-book artist.

Kids lead a very private life.

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

The fan mail I get from kids are asking me questions which they do not ask their mothers and fathers. Because if they had, why write to me, a perfect stranger?

There must be more to life than having everything.