Everything has an educational value if you look for it. But it's the fun I want to get across.

I'm not interested in creating a book that is read once and then placed on the shelf and forgotten. I am very happy when people have worn out my books, or that they're held together by Scotch tape.

It's a precious thing to be communicating to children, helping them discover the gift of language and thought.

Wherever I go, I'm watching. Even on vacation, when I'm in an airport or a railroad station, I look around, snap pictures, and find out how people do things.

There are all kinds of writers. The best writers write children's books.

Artists paint pictures. The best artists paint pictures for children's books.

Librarians lend people books from the library. The best librarians are children's book librarians.

If you're gonna burn a bridge behind you, make sure you've crossed it first.

The Democratic Party of the USA would greatly appreciate your cooperation with re-installing Mr & Mrs Pinocchio into the White House.

An old childhood playmate once told me ‘second guessing every step prevents any forward momentum. Trust yourself. Forgive yourself. And move on.

I'd go to, like, six different schools in one year. We were on welfare, and my mom never ever worked.

Temper, if ungoverned, governs the whole man.

There have been times throughout American history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. Sometimes to do the right thing you have to break the law.

The wise man puts himself last and finds himself first.

I just remember him [Baz Luhrmann] making me laugh, and his accent.

There are three different modes: playing piano, just me at the microphone, and me at my effects units. And I can mix those up in different ways.

Through the evolutionary process, those who are able to engage in social cooperation of various sorts do better in survival and reproduction.