“Write," he said."I'll write to you as soon as I get there," answered Julian."No. Not to me. Write books. Not letters. Write them for me, for Penelope.”

“Julian had once told me that a story is a letter the author writes to himself, to tell himself things that he would be unable to discover otherwise.”

“Darling,You asked me to write you a letter, so I am writing you a letter. I do not know why I am writing you this letter, or what this letter is supposed to be about, but I am writing it nonetheless, because I love you very much and trust that you have some good purpose for having me write this letter. I hope that one day you will have the experience of doing something you do not understand for someone you love.Your father”

“I dont write books so that you can be fascinated with me. I write them so you can be fascinated with YOU!”

“I'll be writing until I can't write anymore. It's a compulsion with me. I love writing.”

“Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one? ”