We certainly have a lot of ideas, and we both love what Tony [Fucile] did with the book [Bink & Gollie]. If we could all pull it off, I think all three of us would like to do another.

Little boy, you remind me how so much depends of day made of now

You are most powerful when you are most silent.

Your heart literally hurts when it's breaking. You can feel it, every beat another ache, and nothing you can do will stop it, either from beating or breaking.

Walk slowly; all you can ever come to is yourself.

I'm a big State Fair person, and my main goal is to eat as much food as possible, but I tend not to do the foods on a stick. But I like Big Fat Bacon.

Wouldn't want to miss a war, would I?

It's very cool to be short, very cool. When I was in eighth grade, and the height I am now, I would just look at the cute little short girls and think, 'If only, if only.

Water seeks its own level. Look at them. The Tigris, the Euphrates, the Mississippi, the Amazon, the Yangtze. The world's great rivers. And every one of them finds its way to the ocean.

All it takes is a single moment.

Our rule was that we [with Kate DiCamillo] would write everything together, literally every word.

See failure as an opportunity to try again with a relatively powerful approach, skill, knowledge and conviction. Redefine yourself.

There is no such thing as isolated stress. Stress is always system wide.

Nothingness lies coiled in the heart of being - like a worm.

They would be a duet. They would be happy. What is happy, anyways?

Please, baby, you had to know the Devil would be well endowed.

Photography is the story I fail to put into words.

Businesses typically look at issues like price, quality, time of delivery. They don't often think about social and environmental impact because they're focused on their financial bottom line.

My father worked for a children's home called Dr. Barnardo's Homes. They're a charity.

Do unto yourself as your Neighbours do unto Themselves and look Pleasant.

Friends create the world anew each day. Without their loving care, courage would not suffice to keep heartsstrong for life.