The Adventure Is Over. Everything Gets Over,

I Am Convinced That Not Only Do Children Need Children's Books To Fine-tune Their Brains, But Our Civilization Needs Them If We Are Not Going To Unplug Ourselves From Our Collective Past.

Never Have A Long Conversation With Anyone Who Says "between You And I.

Some Days You Must Learn A Great Deal. But You Should Also Have Days When You Allow What Is Already In You To Swell Up And Touch Everything. If You Never Let That Happen, Then You Just Accumulate Facts, And They Begin To Rattle Around Inside Of You.

Five Minutes Of Planning Are Worth Fifteen Minutes Of Just Looking.

When I Visit Schools And Talk To Students About Writing, I Give Them One Word Of Advice And I Give It To Them Quickly And Loudly-finish! Starting Something Is Easier Than Finishing It. You Must Have Discipline To Go From A Few Sentences, To A Few Paragraphs, To A Piece Of Writing That Has A Beginning, A Middle, And An End. Finishing Something Bridges The Difference Between Someone Who Has Talent And One Who Does Not. My Best Advice? Apply The Seat Of Your Pants To The Seat Of Your Chair-and Finish. Finish!