If you don't remember childhood and you idealize it, you can't write books for kids because they're not real. Kids pick that up.

I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, As long as I'm living, my baby you'll be.

Every author has different ways of writing and what works for one author does not necessarily work for another.

Clang Clang Rattle Bing Bang, Gonna make my noise all day!

Success is a wonderful addition to my life.

People forget what a big issue toilet training is for adults and kids, and it is not fun, especially when you're in a car on the interstate.

I tell the stories in front of audiences and wait for something to happen. It's similar to a standup comic doing his schtick for an audience.

I get my ideas for books from my own kids and sometimes from other children. Often when I am telling stories I will say: I am going to make up a new story.

The title is one of the most important things. It is the first thing that people read.

Writers' communities are very helpful to writers because it gives them a way to try out their stuff short of publication.

Most of my books came from when I was telling stories.

Michael is not only my friend, he's my family.

By instructing students how to learn, unlearn and relearn, a powerful new dimension can be added to education.

The best way to know the Truth or Beauty is to try to express it.

I guess the grass is always greener elsewhere.

It is not necessary to accept the choices handed down to you by life as you know it.

It was wisely said, by a man of great observation, that there are as many miseries beyond riches as on this side of them.

Good judgment comes from bad experience. Unfortunately, most of that comes from bad judgment. - Tara Daniels -

I'd repair our education system or replace it with something that works.

For what lies inside of man is the whole spiritual cosmos in condensed form. In man's inner organism we have an image of the entire cosmos.

It's not the function of Congress to do criminal investigations.