I think Tony Fucile, who did the illustrations [for Bink & Gollie], is an absolute genius. I've never met him.

I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults.

There ain't no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.

Once upon a time," he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, the most powerful words that he knew and just the saying of them comforted him.

There is nothing sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.

When we read together, we connect. Together, we see the world. Together, we see one another.

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift.

The undoing is almost always more difficult than the doing.

You must be filled with expectancy. You must be awash in hope. You must wonder who will love you, whom you will love next.

It is important that you say what you mean to say. Time is too short. You must speak the words that matter.

The world is dark, and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story.

Shock is a merciful condition. It allows you to get through disaster with a necessary distance between you and your feelings.

In the vast world of supreme worriorship, courage is what separates one from the crowd.

Beginning with End in focus, a proof of self confidence

Remember that it is quicker to destroy than build, so be careful of what you do even with your own tongue.

To live is often only to have a choice of several despairs.

I am startled when people are themselves and are not my thoughts of them.

I feel as though I haven't seen an object until I actually start painting it.

At the age of 12, I developed an intense interest in mathematics. On exposure to algebra, I was fascinated by simultaneous equations and read ahead of the class to the end of the book.

she hurriedly wipes her eyes so that he can see the girl he wishes.

Things don't go away just because you choose to forget them.