“Life is an essay you yourself have to write, start to finish.”

“Being with you is like standing next to the sun. It's so hot you die if you don't move.”

“If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave.”

“A writer writes what he knows, in ways that are natural to him.”

“There's no value in doubting yourself. Accept your brilliance.”

“IF YOU DON'T GO AFTER WHAT YOU WANT; YOU COULD SPEND YOUR ENTIRE LIFE SETTLING FOR WHAT YOU CAN GET”

“People think, Hey, I love kids, I want to write children’s books. But they think children are happy. That’s their first mistake. [Messinger, Jonathan. "Guilt for dinner: The Mo Willems interview." Hipsqueak. 5 May 2011. Web. 18 November 2011.]”