I tell the stories in front of audiences and wait for something to happen. It's similar to a standup comic doing his schtick for an audience.

I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, As long as I'm living, my baby you'll be.

Every author has different ways of writing and what works for one author does not necessarily work for another.

Clang Clang Rattle Bing Bang, Gonna make my noise all day!

If you don't remember childhood and you idealize it, you can't write books for kids because they're not real. Kids pick that up.

Success is a wonderful addition to my life.

People forget what a big issue toilet training is for adults and kids, and it is not fun, especially when you're in a car on the interstate.

I get my ideas for books from my own kids and sometimes from other children. Often when I am telling stories I will say: I am going to make up a new story.

The title is one of the most important things. It is the first thing that people read.

Writers' communities are very helpful to writers because it gives them a way to try out their stuff short of publication.

Most of my books came from when I was telling stories.

We are all of the same substance, the same life. Though there are many differences between us, those are merely the shadows that delineate our boundaries. Our light is the same.

Fame is nothing but an empty name.

Don't be afraid of me. I'm a law maker I'm not a law breaker.

We must ride this strange torpedo out until the end.

Rage is a short-lived fury.

Children should observe a regular schedule for sleeping and waking up.

Social evolution is demonstrated by movement towards unity, not separatism.

Through my observations, it became clear that most of society's rules and customs are rooted in fear and superstition!

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.

Each substance of a grief has twenty shadows.