Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.

Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.

Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful.

The Alexander Technique works... I recommend it enthusiastically to anyone who has neck pains or back pain.

Life is more fun if you play games.

A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.

There is no place I know that compares to pure imagination.

If I had my way, I'd remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead.

It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you.

Don't gobblefunk around with words.

The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.

There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be.

No book ever ends, when it's full of your friends.

It's impossible to make your eyes twinkle if you aren't feeling twinkly yourself

And don’t worry about the bits you can’t understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music.

A little magic can take you a long way.

Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you.

You'll never get anywhere if you go about what-iffing like that.

The more risks you allow your children to make, the better they learn to look after themselves.