I Stress Character, Character, Character.

When You Hide Another Story In A Story, That’s The Story I Am Telling The Children.

Children Are The Best Living Audience In The World Because They Are So Thoroughly Honest.

Parents Shouldn't Assume Children Are Made Out Of Sugar Candy And Will Break And Collapse Instantly. Kids Don't. We Do.

I'm Writing A Poem Right Now About A Nose. I've Always Wanted To Write A Poem About A Nose. But It's A Ludicrous Subject. That's Why, When I Was Younger, I Was Afraid Of [writing] Something That Didn't Make A Lot Of Sense. But Now I'm Not. I Have Nothing To Worry About. It Doesn't Matter.

The Day After Paul Newman Was Dead, He Was Twice As Dead.