I still feel childlike. Not childish - there's a difference. But to be childlike is to be savoured and treasured. I offer my books to those who like the things of childhood; the challenges, intrigue, joy and fun.
If you have forgotten how to be a child you cannot teach children.
[I] take inspiration from kids. ... They're very honest in how they act and how they are in the world.
Childhood candor... shall I ever find you again?
I thought boxes were the best toy. When my parents got a new car, I ran to my mother and said, 'Did it come in a box?'
It's easier to see children as mini adults than it is to imagine or to remember what it is to be a child again.
Children ask better questions than adults. "May I have a cookie?" "Why is the sky blue?" and "What does a cow say?" are far more likely to elicit a cheerful response than "Where's your manuscript?" "Why haven't you called?" and "Who's your lawyer?"
why can't you see i'm a kid', said the kid. Why try to make me like you? Why are you hurt when I don't cuddle? Why do you sigh when I splash through a puddle? Why do you scream when I do what I did? Im a kid.
If children are different from us, they are more spontaneous. Grown-up lives have become overlaid with dross.
