And I plan to write a sequel to Dragon Rider.

There are not so many mythical creatures from Inkheart.

The sea always filled her with longing, though for what she was never sure.

believe me. Sometimes when life looks to be at its grimmest, there's a light hidden at the heart of things. Clive Barker, Abarat

Second, there are so many magical places in books that you cant go to, like Hogwarts and Middle Earth, so I wanted to set a story in a place where children can actually go.

A library book, I imagine, is a happy book.

You know what they say: When people start burning books they'll soon burn human beings.

Books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them.

I have two Iceland horses, a very hairy dog called Looney, and a guinea pig.

Which of us has not felt that the character we are reading in the printed page is more real than the person standing beside us?

If I was a book, I would like to be a library book, so I would be taken home by all different sorts of kids.

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.

Peace and love, peace and love!

Film students should stay as far away from film schools and film teachers as possible. The only school for the cinema is the cinema.

The more clear you are about what you want, the more motivated and determined you will be to accomplish it.

I've always thought there are two ways of getting what you wanted in life.Forcing people to give it to you,or making them want to give it to you.

Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.

All I know is that I've made some big screw-ups, and I've done some things that have done all right. I just keep trying to learn from the mistakes I've made.

I personally believe that war is highly unlikely.

I would like immortality.

If you’re too rigid in your thinking you may miss some wonderful opportunities for storytelling.