Give Us Strength, Oh Lord, To Let

The Prime Function Of The Children's Book Writer Is To Write A Book That Is So Absorbing, Exciting, Funny, Fast And Beautiful That The Child Will Fall In Love With It. And That First Love Affair Between The Young Child And The Young Book Will Lead Hopefully To Other Loves For Other Books And When That Happens The Battle Is Probably Won. The Child Will Have Found A Crock Of Gold. He Will Also Have Gained Something That Will Help To Carry Him Most Marvelously Through The Tangles Of His Later Years. Roald Dahl

You Can Write About Anything For Children As Long As You've Got Humour.

Do You Like Vegetables?" Sophie Asked, Hoping To Steer The Conversation Towards A Slightly Less Dangerous Kind Of Food. "you Is Trying To Change The Subject," The Giant Said Sternly. "we Is Having An Interesting Babblement About The Taste Of The Human Bean. The Human Bean Is Not A Vegetable.

We Have So Much Time And So Little To Do. Strike That, Reverse It.

Homesickness Is A Bit Like Seasickness. You Don't Know How Awful It Is Unti You Get It, And When You Do, It Hits You Right In The Top Of The Stomach And You Want To Die.