An award does not change the quality of a book.

The Polar Express began with the idea of a train standing alone in the woods. I asked myself, What if a boy gets on that train? Where does he go?

I write for what's left of the eight-year-old still rattling around inside my head

its not bad to be different. Sometimes it's the mark of being very very talented.

The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me

Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now.

I don't think ordinary things are very interesting, so I try to imagine a world that is less ordinary.

The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding.

I pore over every word on the cereal box at breakfast, often more than once. You can ask me anything about shredded wheat.

Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity.

Certain peer pressures encourage little fingers to learn how to hold a football instead of a crayon. I confess to having yielded to these pressures.

Men drive off bridges and drink too much because of women like you.

Success can be defined as how hard you continue to fight when they tell you that the battle is over.

I can tell you that anything that happens in the physical body will happen in the pattern of the energy fields first.

Look at every action movie in Hollywood. Every leading man from Spider-Man to Batman to James Bond, 'Bourne Identity', every one of them possesses martial arts skills.

A Bit of Craziness Is Good for Business

According to the statistics, a man eats a prune every twenty seconds. I don't know who this fellow is, but I know where to find him.

See everything. Ignore a lot. Improve a little.

Dream big dreams,because little dreams have no magic.~Dork Diaries

Women hate a debt as men a gift.

'She Wolf,' by Shakira, makes you want to let go of your inhibitions and jam.