Tony DiTerlizzi
#1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, Tony DiTerlizzi, has been creating children’s books for twenty years. From fanciful picture books like The Broken Ornament and The Spider & The Fly (a Caldecott Honor book), to chapter books like Kenny and The Dragon and The Search for WondLa, DiTerlizzi imbues his stories with rich imagination. With Holly Black, he created the middle-grade series, The Spiderwick Chronicles, which has sold over 20 million copies, been adapted into a feature film, and translated in over thirty countries. He teamed up with Lucasfilm to retell the original Star Wars trilogy as a picture book and his collaboration with celebrated author Mo Willems created the bestseller The Story of Diva & Flea. The Norman Rockwell museum’s retrospective, “Never Abandon Imagination”, featured artwork from the beginning of DiTerlizzi’s career as a contributing artist for Dungeons & Dragons and broke attendance records. He has been featured in Time magazine, USA Today, CNN, PBS, NPR the BBC and The Today Show.
“Despite what you hear and say there will always be that one voice that will always be true to you.”
“As Antiquus's son, I was next in line to be the leader of my village... But leadership is not inherited. It is earned through action.”
“Your home is where your family is... Where someone waits for you and thinks about you.”
“Strength is not just in muscle and bone," Rovender said"That is right," Soth added. "Emotional strength is more powerful.”
“So is death a journey? Is it to another place?" she asked. "Is it another planet?""Many have wondered this very question,"replied rovender. "But there is an old Caerulan saying: When your journey reaches its destination here, may you walk on through the memories of those still with us.”
“It reveals that people are confusing."Rovender corrected her. "Not Confusing. Complex.”
“So, Eva Nine, you must sometimes disregard what someone is saying and focus instead on what they are doing. Watch and observe. That is when one reveals his true self.”
“The folly of humankind is that it believes it is impervious to decay”
“No living thing is insignificant.”
“Sure, I eat because I have to. But I also eat because I want to. It is one of life’s few pleasures.”
“The real question one should ask when presented with a puzzle is, ‘Should I solve it? Do I really need to know the answer?”
“A full stomach allows the brain to be hungry for common sense.”
“Clever is as clever does.”
“Never abandon imagination”
“Tiny-perhaps." Rovender kept his eyes fixed on the rings. "Insignificant-never, Eva Nine. No living thing is insignificant.”