I sometimes think it ironic for an ex-seaman, longshoreman, truck driver, policeman, bus driver, etc... to find success writing children's novels.

You will find joy, frustration and sorrow in your quest. Never forget that friendship and loyalty are more precious than riches...Happiness can be brief, but it knows no time in the land of dreams.

The more 'otter it is, the more 'otter otters likes it

All little creatures are beautiful...every living thing when it first sees life is born in beauty. What they grow to be is a different matter.

Courage is the moment when an ordinary being becomes an extraordinary being.

Aha! Today I shall become an author! And I will auth and auth and auth and make a squillion dollars, whoopee!

So here is my story, may it bring Some smiles and a tear or so, It happened once upon a time, Far away, and long ago, Outside the night wind keens and wails, Come listen to me, the Teller of Tales!

I enjoy walking my dog and completing crossword puzzles.

Where's the point in fighting and slaying if you can make a friend out of anybeast instead of a foe?

Fate is fickle, and the company of unwilling friends short lived.

A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of our lost ones is sealed inside to comfort us.

You become better not by competing with someone else but by improving your awareness.

Keep on dreaming, you will get to your destination.

I have built a city from the books I've read. A good book sings a a timeless music that is heard in the choir lofts, and balconies, and theaters that thrived within that secret city inside me.

I'm troubled. I'm dissatisfied. I'm Irish.

Foolishness and criticism are so apt, do so naturally go together!

I would enjoy the fact that I had a team that won a national title, but I would be disappointed that none of the kids got drafted because that's not how it's supposed to work.

The preciousness of the moment, which should make it easier to talk, makes it harder.

We have hearing aids in order to fix our ears. We have lasik surgery in order to fix our eyes. People ... you can't fix stupid!

You could do anything, if only you dared. And deep down, you know it, too. That’s what scares you most.

Not one of our national officers ever has had a dollar of salary. I retire on full pay!