“A book, being a physical object, engenders a certain respect that zipping electrons cannot. Because you cannot turn a book off, because you have to hold it in your hands, because a book sits there, waiting for you, whether you think you want it or not, because of all these things, a book is a friend. It’s not just the content, but the physical being of a book that is there for you always and unconditionally.”

“My favorite book is my next one. I’m always hoping to make my next book my best one.”

“I always say, 'Books beat boredom,' said Amanda wisely.”

“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.]”

“The first bowl of chocolate pudding was too hot, but Goldilocks ate it all anyway because, hey, it's chocolate pudding, right?”

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

“All of the life-changing awesomewords and pictures and ideasinside your library are uselesswithout just one word outsideyour library: Open.”