You Can Make Up Your Own Story

As I Look Out At All Of You Gathered Here, I Want To Say That I Don't See A Room Full Of Parisians In Top Hats And Diamonds And Silk Dresses. I Don't See Bankers And Housewives And Store Clerks. No. I Address You All Tonight As You Truly Are: Wizards, Mermaids, Travelers, Adventurers, And Magicians. You Are The True Dreamers.

I Think I Always Knew That I Would Do Something With Art Because It Was The One Thing That I Knew I Was Really Good At.

A Friend Suggested That I Get A Job At A Children's Book Store So I Could Meet Kids And Read Books, And That Turned Out To Be The Single Best Bit Of Advice I've Ever Gotten.

I Think The Most Important Thing You Can Do Is To Keep Drawing No Matter What. And To Not Be Afraid Of Drawing Whatever Interests You. If There Is Something That You Want To Draw, To Make, Then I Think You Should Pursue It And Not Let Anybody Tell You That You Cant Do It.

He Wished He Was With His Mom In Her Library, Where Everything Was Safe And Numbered And Organized By The Dewey Decimal System. Ben Wished The World Was Organized By The Dewey Decimal System. That Way You'd Be Able To Find Whatever You Were Looking For, Like The Meaning Of Your Dream, Or Your Dad.