The only control you have over a movie is whether or not you decide to sell the rights.

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.

She used to tell me that a full moon was when mysterious things happen and wishes come true.

That's one of the things I hope that the book can do, is to restore some dignity to Joe Cinque.

I used to think then that I was Bohemian, but I know now that I am not. I prefer order and precision to untidiness and looseness.

I paint as I feel like painting; to hell with all their studies.

The devil is everywhere under the skin of things, searching for a way into the light.

As this life is not a gate, but the horse plunging through it.

Pierre Trudeau dreamed of a society that afforded all of its citizens an equal opportunity to succeed in life - whatever their background or beliefs, whether rich or poor.

I am prouder of my title 'The Children's Friend' than if I were to be called 'The King of the World'.

Enthusiasm is the key not only to the achievement of great things but to the accomplishment of any thing that is worthwhile.

I'm going to make a long speech because I've not had the time to prepare a short one.