“Writing for children isn't easy. Kids will abandon a story that doesn'...” — Kate Klise Quote

“Writing for children isn't easy. Kids will abandon a story that doesn't interest, enchant, delight, thrill, or terrify them. But when you can find a way into a young reader's imagination through something as simple as words on paper, well, there's nothing more satisfying.”

“I'm still driven by the feeling I had when I wrote my first book or read a Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle adventure.”

“I like working on stories where I can explore the darker corners of childhood without illustrations but with humor.”

“By protecting our Afghan friends from reprisals and welcoming them into our American family, we can assert that the United States is still a great and good country - and that we do not abandon those who risked their lives to serve with us.”

“I would never write realistic prose. I don't like people who try to write in a poetic style, but in the course of their book abandon it for realism, and weave back and forth like drunkards between the surreal and the real.”

“I don't wanna abandon my identity as LL Cool J, but at the same time, I had to figure out how to let people know that I'm really serious about making these movies.”