"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You."

"It's opener, out there, in the wide, open air."

"It's a great thing to be a writer. It's a great thing to write, and to do it for kids, that's just frosting on the cake."

"I try to make things as simple as possible, but no simpler."

"I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living."