You cannot write for children They're much too complicated. You can only write books that are of interest to them.

And it is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming wild things.

'Hansel and Gretel' is one of the scariest stories ever written! Psychotic mother; stupid, inane father.

And the walls became the world all around.

There must be more to life than having everything.

I know that if there’s a purpose for life, it was for me to hear Mozart.

Emeralds,' said the rabbit. 'Emeralds make a lovely gift.

Children do live in fantasy and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how to do.

I wish you all good things. Live your life, live your life, live your life.

A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful.

And now," cried Max, "let the wild rumpus start!

Men....do you have a plan for your business? Tell your wife, be honest. If you lock her out of your plan, she will become malfunction.

The investments of your youth, are drafts upon your old age. Invest sheer poetry in yourself.

Do not be misled by appearances for these are apt to be deceptive.

Literature is a cake with many toys baked inside--and even if you find them all, if you don't enjoy the path that leads you to them, it will be a hollow accomplishment.

The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land.

It is extremely rough to follow through with my goals, but I felt a responsibility to show the world what the African Americans are facing through this rough patch.

A spark is a little thing, yet it may kindle the world.

My first go-round was in a group called Heltah Skeltah, I did that, it was cool.

There are questions so indiscreet, that they deserve neither truth nor falsehood in reply.