A good book written for children can be read by adults

Oh dear, all those words again," thought Milo as he climbed into the wagon with Tock and the cabinet members. "How are you going to make it move? It doesn't have a--" "Be very quiet," advised the duke, "for it goes without saying.

Let me try once more," Milo said in an effort to explain. "In other words--" "You mean you have other words?" cried the bird happily. "Well, by all means, use them. You're certainly not doing very well with the ones you have now.

Expect everything, I always say, and the unexpected never happens.

What you learn today, for no reason at all, will help you discover all the wonderful secrets of tomorrow.

I received a grant from The Ford Foundation to write a book for kids about urban perception, or how people experience cities, but I kept putting off writing it. Instead I started to write what became The Phantom Tollbooth

He paused again as a tear of longing rolled from cheek to lip with the sweet-salty taste of an old memory.