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We're Animals. We're Violent. We're Criminal. And If I've Done Anything, I've Had Kids Express Themselves As They Are.

I Don't Believe In Things Literally For Children. That's A Reduction.

I Think There Is Something Barbaric In Children, And It's Missing In Lots Of Books For Them Because We Don't Like To Think Of It. We Want Them To Be Happy [but] Childhood Is A Very Tough Time.

Herman Melville Said That Artists Have To Take A Dive And Either You Hit Your Head On A Rock And You Split Your Skull And You Die … Or That Blow To The Head Is So Inspiring That You Come Back And Do The Best Work That You Ever Did. But You Have To Take The Dive And You Do Not Know What The Results Will Be.

I Had A Brother Who Was My Savior, Made My Childhood Bearable.