A book without potty humor is like a banana split without hot fudge. It can still be good, I suppose, but you kinda get the feeling that something is missing.

Try to remember that being unsuccessful in school doesn't automatically mean you'll be unsuccessful in life. Lots of people who didn't excel in school still went on to have successful lives.

Nothing prevents boredom like a good book.

Encourage kids to be creative without worrying about being perfect.

Once I have the story in my head, I write it down. The illustrations usually come last.

Having a sense of fun in books is a huge, huge deal, because a lot of times kids - even me when I got to third or fourth grade - don't associate reading with fun.

I had a lot of reading problems growing up.

My books are just pure escapism for kids.

My reading preferences are kind of all over the board - I read nonfiction, I read graphic novels.

I think my funny books are my favorites because I like to laugh so much.

Grown-ups do a lot of complaining!

Listen to your intuition. When you're at a crossroad, the little voice is always talking to you. You just have to pay attention.

Nothing good in this world comes free! For everything there’s a payment of time or money or soul!

As in twitter if you follow happiness... Happiness will follow you back

The hardest thing in my industry is longevity, getting your next job. It's hard to get the first job, but it's so much harder to get the sixth or seventh as a woman.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if the women don't get you then the whiskey must.

I'm not a vegetarian but I want you to know that my four dogs are safe.

One must learn how to be black in America.

Exaggeration is a blood relation to falsehood and nearly as blamable.

it is only courage on the path itself that makes the path appear

I just think I'm better equipped to make a study of human personality than trying to get into the mind of animals.