I Grew Up Before There Were Strict

He Was Dressed As If Everything He Wore Had Come From Different Stores Or From A Rummage Sale, Except That The Crease In His Trousers Was Sharp And His Shoes Were Shined.

I Don't Necessarily Start With The Beginning Of The Book. I Just Start With The Part Of The Story That's Most Vivid In My Imagination And Work Forward And Backward From There.

I Enjoy Writing For Third And Fourth Graders Most Of All.

My Favorite Books Are A Constantly Changing List, But One Favorite Has Remained Constant: The Dictionary. Is The Word I Want To Use Spelled Practice Or Practise? The Dictionary Knows. The Dictionary Also Slows Down My Writing Because It Is Such Interesting Reading That I Am Distracted.

We Didn't Have Television In Those Days, And Many People Didn't Even Have Radios. My Mother Would Read Aloud To My Father And Me In The Evening.