My books are just pure escapism for kids.

Try to remember that being unsuccessful in school doesn't automatically mean you'll be unsuccessful in life. Lots of people who didn't excel in school still went on to have successful lives.

A book without potty humor is like a banana split without hot fudge. It can still be good, I suppose, but you kinda get the feeling that something is missing.

Nothing prevents boredom like a good book.

Encourage kids to be creative without worrying about being perfect.

Once I have the story in my head, I write it down. The illustrations usually come last.

Having a sense of fun in books is a huge, huge deal, because a lot of times kids - even me when I got to third or fourth grade - don't associate reading with fun.

I had a lot of reading problems growing up.

My reading preferences are kind of all over the board - I read nonfiction, I read graphic novels.

I think my funny books are my favorites because I like to laugh so much.

Grown-ups do a lot of complaining!

Globally, our soul lessons have become more frequent and intense as we are called to evolve.

Art is subject to arbitrary fashion.

Nature played a cruel trick on her by giving her a waxed mustache.

All we actually have is our body and its muscles that allow us to be under our own power.

Change is only another word for growth, another synonym for learning.

All long-term social change comes from the successful efforts of one or another struggling organizations to capture the minds of a hard core of future leaders.

[Dmitry Bilozerchev] is a genius of gymnastics.

We invested in the downturn and we never stopped serving our clients.

And she knew without opening her eyes that it was Daniel. No other body in the universe fit hers so well.

Alice: I miss myself. John: I miss you too, Ali, so much.