All that I hope to say in books, all that I ever hope to say, is that I love the world.

Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down. Children are demanding. They are the most attentive, curious, eager, observant, sensitive, quick, and generally congenial readers on earth.... Children are game for anything. I throw them hard words and they backhand them across the net.

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

Don't write about Man; write about a man.

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

Writing is hard work and bad for the health.