“On my 14th birthday, my grandfather and my grandmother gave me the bes...” — Jarrett J. Krosoczka Quote

“On my 14th birthday, my grandfather and my grandmother gave me the best birthday present ever: a drafting table that I have worked on ever since.”

“An author is somebody who writes a story. It doesn't matter if you're a kid or if you're a grown-up, it doesn't matter if the book gets published and lots of people get to read it, or if you make just one copy and you share that book with one friend.”

“My mother was a very talented artist. When she was in jail, we'd write letters back and forth; that was pretty much the only form of communication we had.”

“For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier... I put them in the same room and let them fight it out.”

“For my 10th birthday, what I wanted was Beatle boots and a Beatle wig. My parents couldn't find Beatle boots, but down at the dime store, Woolworths or someplace, they found a Beatle wig!”

“My birthday is generally a very quiet affair.”