I mean, maybe I am crazy. I mean, maybe. But if this is all there is, then I don't want to be sane.

I want to write a play. I'd like to do an original musical. I should probably put together a poetry collection.

For me, the glory of my first 25 years as a writer was I could put things off as long as I wanted.

Sleep my little baby-oh Sleep until you waken When you wake you'll see the world If I'm not mistaken... Kiss a lover Dance a measure, Find your name And buried treasure... Face your life Its pain, Its pleasure, Leave no path untaken.

On the first day Coraline's family moved in, Miss Spink and Miss Forcible made a point of telling Coraline how dangerous the well was, and they warned her to be sure she kept away from it. So Coraline set off to explore for it, so that she knew where it was, to keep away from it properly.

I think if you decide that any book is about Only One Thing you're probably wrong. Even if that thing is in there.

Life is sometimes hard. Things go wrong, in life and in love and in business and in friendship and in health and in all other ways that life can go wrong. And when things get tough, this is what you should do. Make good art.