Love is ridiculous. But love is also wonderful. And powerful. And Despereaux's love for the Princess Pea would prove, in time, to be all of these things: powerful, wonderful, and ridiculous.

I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults.

There ain't no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.

Once upon a time," he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, the most powerful words that he knew and just the saying of them comforted him.

There is nothing sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.

When we read together, we connect. Together, we see the world. Together, we see one another.

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift.

The undoing is almost always more difficult than the doing.

You must be filled with expectancy. You must be awash in hope. You must wonder who will love you, whom you will love next.

It is important that you say what you mean to say. Time is too short. You must speak the words that matter.

The world is dark, and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story.

Lucille must have fed him a Vallium smoothie this morning.

People in this world of superficial communication find themselves isolated and lonely and have difficult in talking about personal things that really matter to them.

Our friends in America will be at the front of the queue for trade deals.

Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.

I got into a Broadway show before I ever sang and danced. I learned how after I got in the show.

You enter into a certain amount of madness when you marry a person with pets.

I stole their future from them; I can only being to repay by seeing what I can learn from their past.

I bring out the worst in my enemies and that's how I get them to defeat themselves.

Youever insult Bride again, I swear I'll rip your throat out and feed you to the gators in the swamp. You understand me?" - Vane