I don't want to be separate from something that's important to me.

If it is possible to be happy in the middle of a nightmare, then Topthorn and I were happy that summer.

There is the myth that writing books for children is easier than writing books for grownups, whereas we know that truly great books for children are works of genius, whether it's 'Alice in Wonderland' or the 'Gruffalo' or 'Northern Lights.' When it's a great book, it's a great book, whether it's for children or not.

When I write I try as far as possible to forget I'm writing it at all. I tell it down onto the page, as if I'm telling it to one person only, my best friend.

I think there's something about studying a book which will kill it if you're not careful.

But I didn’t dare. That has always been my trouble. I’ve never dared enough.

Any problem can be solved between people if only they can trust each other