Books that kids read should be about what is going on in the world.

Stories make you think and dream; books make you want to ask questions.

What's really good is that there are people making stories and writing them and the vast majority never see the light of day and it doesn't matter a fig.

That's what sailing is, a dance, and your partner is the sea. And with the sea you never take liberties. You ask her, you don't tell her. You have to remember always that she's the leader, not you. You and your boat are dancing to her tune.

Wars become history all too soon and are forgotten all too soon as well, before the lessons can be learned.

For me,the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out-the writing down of it I always find hard.But I love finishing it,then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers.

Admitting failure is quite cleansing, but never - pleasurable.