I love children because that's a part of my life that was so happy, and I like to remember back to those days where everything is a discovery, and the world is so fresh.

Writing a story is like going down a path in the woods. You follow the path. You don't worry about getting lost. You just go.

A children's book is the perfect place where young readers can understand the world because they can take a deep breath and look at it and imagine and contemplate while they're looking at.

The detail in my work helps to convince me, and I hope others as well, that such places might be real.

I would like teachers to look deep because sometimes kids do have a faade that they put up because they feel vulnerable. Their creative truth may not be ready for their friends to see.

I like to pretend that each book is my first one and last one, because it takes a tremendous amount of energy to do a book.

Teachers have to respect the privacy of students' creative life, but at the same time give them a chance to express themselves.

I loved being a child. If I do have a talent, it's not so much being an artist, but it's being able to remember back to that time.

We're going to Surf City, gonna have some fun. Now, two girls for every boy.

I've found places that are just as beautiful as New England, but this is my home.

I just think when extraordinary people are discovered, extraordinary exceptions should be made. " ~ Sarajane From Eden Forest (Part one of the Saskia Trilogy)

Oh don’t be such a fuss pot, ” said the fairy, “or I’ll call you Fussy Pants, instead of Silly Pants!

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

The toaster (lacking real bread) would pretend to make two crispy slices of toast. Or, if the day seemed special in some way, it would toast an imaginary English muffin.

These teenager looks aren't going to last forever, and that there are much better foundation to build a life upon than how attractive you are.

My father had wanted to name me for Dylan Thomas. He had seen him speak on one of those drunken poetry tours he did.

I don't even believe in magic, or ghosts or anything like that, and yet in a city like New York, on the subway, I definitely see ghosts and art seems to have some magical properties.

Permanent weight loss means making small, manageable changes and sticking with them for life.

It's dangerous faith in our untamed Savior that leads us to the joy we crave.

This is no time to lend money, especially upon bare friendship without security.