The bark on the tree was just a little softer.

If only, if only, the moon speaks no reply;Reflecting the sun and all that’s gone by.Be strong my weary wolf, turn around boldly.Fly high, my baby bird,My angel, my only

The best morals kids get from any book is just the capacity to empathize with other people, to care about the characters and their feelings. So you don’t have to write a preachy book to...

If only, if only, the woodpecker sighs, The bark on the tree was just a little bit softer.While the wolf waits below, hungry and lonely, He cries to the moo-oo-oon, If only, if only.

What scared Stanley the most about dying wasn’t his actual death. He figured he could handle the pain. It wouldn’t be much worse than what he felt now. In fact, maybe at the moment of...

It’s a lost and lonely kind of feeling,To wake up wearing a disguise.I lie in bed staring at the ceiling, I don’t know who I am There’s little that I canFully recognize….But I’m taking small...

A lot of people don’t believe in curses.A lot of people don’t believe in yellow-spotted lizards either, but if one bites you, it doesn’t make a difference whether you believe in it or not.

He sat at his desk – last seat, last row – and looked at the chart on the wall next to him. Of course there was no gold star next to his name. He had...

He understood it when other kids were mean to him. It didn’t bother him. He simply hated them. As long as he hated them, it didn’t matter what they thought of him.

The greatest award is doing something you’re proud of.

Now you be careful in the real world” said Armpit ” Not everyone is as nice as us.

I tend to freeze up on camera, so I’m kinda nervous about going on the ‘Today’ show, … My feeling is, even if I freeze up, it’s better if I haven’t been on at all.

Life is like crossing a river. If you take a huge step-aim for too bigger dreams-then the current will knock you off your feet and carry you away. The way to do it is small...

(My wife and I) were both still in bed, … They called at seven o’clock, and we were very excited. I have a daughter — she’s 12. I woke her up and told her the...

I hope I remember everything,” said Toni.”You won’t,” said Trapp. “That’s how you learn. But after you make the same mistake one, or two, or five times, you’ll eventually get it. And then you’ll make...

I’ve always enjoyed his work,

It’s funny how a person can be right all the time and still be wrong.

[Silverstein] inspires me to do funny things as well, … can write things for kids that are genuinely funny.

I’m not saying it’s going to be easy. Nothing in life is easy. But that’s no reason to give up. You’ll be surprised what you can accomplish if you set your mind to it. After...

It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.

It’s increased sales of my book probably at least three-fold, maybe more,

What amazes me is that most days feel useless. I don’t seem to accomplish anything-just a few pages, most of which don’t seem very good. Yet, when I put all those wasted days together, I...

Toni hears voices,” said Trapp. “But who is this Dr. Ellsworth to tell her she’s a schizophrenic? Maybe she just perceives better than the rest of us. Maybe the voices she hears are just uncommunicated...