“My folks were drunks, and I had a rough childhood - really rough - in ...” — Gary Paulsen Quote

“My folks were drunks, and I had a rough childhood - really rough - in fact, rougher than I thought about.”

“Yes, I've been in an igloo. They're surprisingly cozy and warm - small, though, you can't really stand up in some.”

“In our family, we've always been owned by border collies, or dogs of one kind or another, and have rescued many dogs. We've lived in the woods and sometimes have had as many as 70 sled dogs. Or had six or seven dogs living in the house. Dogs have saved my life on more than one occasion - and I mean that literally.”

“I found my childhood scrapbook and there's an interview in there with dad from 1970. He talks about how long he's been playing the drums and he'd only been playing drums six years in 1970.”

“Rajini sir has always been a part of my life from childhood. And I entered into filmmaking because I was influenced by his films.”

“'The Brownies and the Goblins' is the only book I recall from my early childhood and is the inspiration for a children's book I wrote in the 1980s titled 'The Magic Spectacles.'”