I have been doodling with ink and watercolor on paper all my life. It's my way of stirring up my imagination to see what I find hidden in my head. I call the results dream pictures, fantasy sketches, and even brain-sharpenin g exercises.

Kids books Grownup books That's just marketing. Books are books.

My sister had her own room. She also had innumerable boyfriends. I had a yo-yo collection that was beyond belief, and the reason I had it was mostly that I would stand in the doorway of the living room watching her and her boyfriend. Finally she caught on how to get this kid out of the way. Give him a yo-yo!

Newt Gingrich is an idiot of great renown... There's something so hopelessly gross and vile about him it's hard to take him seriously.

Mothers and children are human beings, and they will sometimes do the wrong thing.

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

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