Desire is the very essence of man.

"The past is a shadow that follows us, but it is the light ahead that guides our steps."

I don't think you can ever really change who you are, but you can change how you live your life.

"The world is full of stories, but the stories are all one."

Poetry should surprise by a fine excess and not by singularity—it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance.

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

The universe is a vast and mysterious place, and we are just beginning to understand its secrets.

The best picture books are those that respect the child’s intelligence and imagination.