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It seems to me that not only the writing in most children's books condescends to kids, but so does the art. I don't want to do that.

You must never lose that touch of childishness. You need it if you wish to write for children, if you wish to understand the heart of a child. Children are good, you see. And they expect good.

You must write for children in the same way as you do for adults, only better.

I never wrote for children. I wrote with respect for the audience, which I've maintained all my life. Doesn't mean I couldn't be risque, but I did it smartly, without being vulgar.

We write not only for children but also for their parents. They, too, are serious children.

I loved to write when I was a child. I wrote, but I always thought it was something that you did as a child, then you put away childish things.

I mean, I don't write for kids.

I don't write for children. I write and someone says it's for children.

Don't underestimate your kids. Don't be condescending, because they're children but they're not stupid.