Soups are a great way to introduce a lot of vegetables to kids. Stir-fries, too, because they contain so many different shapes and colors.
I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents.
I write books for teenagers because I vividly remember what it felt like to be a teen facing everyday and epic dangers. I don't write to protect them. It's far too late for that. I write to give them weapons-in the form of words and ideas-that will help them fight their monsters. I write in blood because I remember what it felt like to bleed.
Since Jesus was human then he most assuredly farted and burped. And if God did create us in God's image then God must fart and burp as well.
If I wasn't writing poems I'd be washing my hands all the time.
Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.
My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures.
I'm a huge fan of Brad Pitt. He could have done rom-coms his entire career, but he took it in a different direction.
"Mad" magazine is like one of my few formative experiences, absolutely. "Mad" magazine teaches a whole generation of people to be irreverent toward power.
All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind; the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.
The world can fall to pieces around us, but in the end, we'll always make it back to us.