"The writer is a man who is always searching for the right word, the perfect word, the word that will make the reader see what he sees, feel what he feels, understand what he understands."
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.
The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence.
I’m not here to be liked by everyone. I’m here to be myself.
"I want to write books that make children think and feel."