Brian Jacques

"Don't be ashamed to weep; 'tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there must be sunlight also. A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of our lost ones is sealed inside to comfort us."

"I wrote about a bird that cleaned a crocodile's teeth. The story was so good that my teacher could not believe that a ten-year-old could write that well. I was even punished because my teacher thought I'd lied about writing it! I had always loved to write, but it was then that I realized that I had a talent for it."

"Sometimes, I get ideas from dreams. Often, my stories are based on adventures that I, or my friends, have actually lived."

"Food to eat and games to play. Tell me why, tell me why. Serve it out and eat it up. Have a try, have a try."

"If you wanna be a writer, you must learn to paint a picture with words."

"Was it magic? Of course it was."

"Aha! Today I shall become an author! And I will auth and auth and auth and make a squillion dollars, whoopee!"

"Imagination is a gift given to us from God and each one of us use it differently."