I have great respect for children. And I have great respect for their ability as writers.

There is always something to miss, no matter where you are.

All the world can be found in poetry. All you need to see and hear. All the moments, good and bad, joyous and sad.

What is perfect? Journey, a thing doesn't have to be perfect to be fine. That goes for a picture. That goes for life....Things can be good enough.

In a way, my childhood was one long bunch of pages... I read and read and read.

I love to talk to children about making mistakes. Its important that I tell them about how I dont get it right the first time. We live in such a perfectionist society, and they see so many finished products and polished performances.

Life is made up of circles ... Life is not a straight line ... And sometimes we circle back to a past time. But we are not the same. We are changed forever.