I don't think I'm essentially interested in children's books. I'm interested in writing, and in pictures. I'm interested in people and in children because they are people.

In the great green room, there was a telephoneAnd a red balloonAnd a picture of a cat jumping over the moon...

Each day, the goal is to receive knowledge and remove ignorance. This reveals what we all search for. Wisdom.

Girls at war opt for a quieter cruelty than fistfights and drive-by shootings. Girls circumvent the corporeal and go straight for each other's souls. The bleeding is harder to stanch.

Careless and not particularly biting, it was easier to shrug off than anything in the first book which depicted me as an inarticulate zombie confused by the irony of Randy Newman's "I Love L.A.

Why should you mind being wrong if someone can show you that you are?

Flesh could not keep its glamour, nor eyes their sheen. They would go to nothing soon. But monsters are forever.

Even though I respect many different religions, I don't really particularly just follow one.

People always leave traces. No person is without a shadow.

There is a purpose in life--to raise men nearer to the likeness of God. Whoever seeks that ideal, daily, finds joy; and in no other way can true joy be found.

Prayer and helplessness are inseparable. Only he who is helpless can truly pray. Your helplessness is your best. prayer.

My acting career helped pull me through the rough times.