My favorite food is deep-fried ravioli. I always get that every year.

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.

No one has capacity to help for ever except God .

Dave, would you please tell your wife she can relax. She’s got the job. It isn’t necessary for her to keep pointing out our short-comings just so you can feel better about leaving us.

Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works.

There is a time when fear is good and ought to remain seated as a guardian of the heart.

Gods law has been written on all of our consciences, but only in Christ is it written on our hearts.

[Numbers] made me feel like a real person instead of a guy who shows up for two days on a movie, does some funny stuff, and then doesn't see anybody until the premiere.

You can look at anything as a cult. Churches are cults in their own way.

Organized perception is what art is all about.

If you have enough fantasies, you're ready, in the event that something happens.

I couldn't remember what life was like before I started walking.