Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can’t see any reason to change the formula now.

Authors of books are not given very much control over the films that are made from their books.

There was a great deal of peer recognition to be gained in elementary school by being able to draw well. One girl could draw horses so well, she was looked upon as a kind of...

It’s not in the interest of the artist to think of his market.

I think, for the most part, our culture embraces that artists are born, not made.

Book lovers love books!” her mother announced. “There’s romance about the books- even having them seems to have a kind of excitement.”from Mr. Linden’s Library by Walter Dean Myers

I think most people agree there is a component of skill in art making; you have to learn grammar before you learn how to write.

Growing up in the 1950s, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, boys were supposed to be athletic.

The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling toward them, so I think it’s for the best.

My stories are often a little mysterious.

I’m always a bit disappointed when I’ve finished working on a book.