When all's said and done, all roads lead to the same end. So it's not so much which road you take, as how you take it.

The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it.

Often the magical elements in my books are standing in for elements of the real world, the small and magical-in-their-own-right sorts of things that we take for granted and no longer pay attention to, like the bonds of friendship that entwine our own lives with those of other people and places.

The thing with pretending you're in a good mood is that sometimes you can.

Don't forget - no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell.

I think you're all mad. But that's part and parcel of being an artistic genius, isn't it?