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I like small, domestic stories.

Now smile a real smile for me so I know you're not suffering inside.

Everyone has something interesting to say.

Papa?" she repeated. She rolled her eyes dramatically. "That is so babyish, I can hardly believe it.

When I work on a novel, I usually have one character and a setting in mind.

When I was young, I assumed that authors must have traveled the world or done exotic things in order to tell great stories.

When I was a boy, one of my uncles had a cabin on a lake in Wisconsin. My family went there for parts of three summers, and I loved it!

If we expose kids to books and art, nothing but good can come from it.

When I'm looking for an idea, I'll do anything
clean the closet, mow the lawn, work in the garden.

I like examining the ordinary, and by doing so, one hopefully reveals the extraordinary nature within.

Books come from within.

He could manage. Ms. Silver happened to be walking by

You don't need to have kids to write a good book for kids. I don't want my kids to see themselves in my books. Their lives should be their lives.

Try drawing or painting a scene you're working on. Often this will help free up you imagination.

Sometimes all you can do is say, 'Wow.'

Whenever I'm writing a book, small details from my life always creep in.

Today was a difficult day. Tomorrow will be better

(His) sadness grew; it became a rock inside him, pulling him down. He carried the sadness everywhere, morning, noon, and night. It hurt to breathe.

Didn't it make sense that after something horrible happens, something better should follow?

I always craft my words to the point where I think and hope they're perfect before I ever begin sketching.