I never set out to write books for children. I don't have a feeling that I'm gonna save children or my life is devoted.

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!

I am afraid a monster is grown that will devour all of us. Yet we must fight him.

To escape the damnation of hell is to accept God’s kingdom

Laughter springs from the lawless part of our nature.

When I was in Downing Street, David Cameron saw me and said, "Please, shout it all around and let it penetrate to my cabinet meeting." So I bellowed: "Gordon's alive!"

The drum in a dream pounds loud to the dreamer.

An artist finds his happiest combination in a play of complementary colors. They are direct contrasts yet do not jar; they awaken the beholder, but do not disturb him.

It's fun just spending time with everyone. It's something that's so simple, yet so valuable to me

Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain.

What do we need spectators for? The game should be played behind closed doors. Football is an art!

If I was gonna write a book that was true, and I was gonna write a book that was honest, then I was gonna have to write about myself in very, very negative ways.