I mean, being a child was being a child, was being a creature without power, without pocket money, without escape routes of any kind. So I didn't want to be a child.

And it is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming wild things.

'Hansel and Gretel' is one of the scariest stories ever written! Psychotic mother; stupid, inane father.

And the walls became the world all around.

There must be more to life than having everything.

I know that if there’s a purpose for life, it was for me to hear Mozart.

Emeralds,' said the rabbit. 'Emeralds make a lovely gift.

Children do live in fantasy and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how to do.

I wish you all good things. Live your life, live your life, live your life.

A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful.

And now," cried Max, "let the wild rumpus start!

fight for what you believe in, for if you don't you will be forever fighting against yourself.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Give away love to be loved.

Grumbling is the death of love.

I grew up in a household where reading was encouraged. My mother believed in the power of words, and my father obviously did too.

Any assault on the borders of perception is going to seem rash at first.

I never invite idiots to my house.

The things we ignore often come back to us in our sleep.

By God's help, and the intelligent use of their own strong right arms they could accomplish great things.

These new theories of the universe, that there are multiple universes just bubbling up constantly - it's all pretty wild.