“Encourage children to write their own stories, and then don't rain on ...” — Gail Carson Levine Quote

“Encourage children to write their own stories, and then don't rain on their parade. Don't say, 'That's not true.' Applaud flights of fantasy. Help with spelling and grammar, but stand up and cheer the use of imagination.”

“'EIla Enchanted' began in a marvelous writing course at New York City's The New School.”

“I didn't want to be a writer. First I wanted to act, and then I wanted to be a painter like my big sister.”

“People's imagination is the most effective tool in creating terror or dread.”

“Sadly, semi-consciousness, along with daydreaming, is a capacity that is actively discouraged among children in schools, and our society is much poorer and harsher as a consequence. The value of liminal space and transitional imagination remain personally and culturally undeveloped.”

“Many hedge fund managers have become billionaires; perhaps this - plus their reputations as the smartest guys in the room - is why they have captured the investing public's imagination.”