The old saw about old dogs and new tricks only applies to certain people
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Writing and telling are almost the same, the way I do it.Daniel Pinkwater
Mr. Breton didn't know about location, location, location.
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The pictures in this book are pleasing and, to my eye, beautiful. At the same time, they're genuinely funny. This, to me, is the best thing possible. And it's hard to do.
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Hoboken is a neat place.
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All my books were easy to write - doesn't it show?
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I imagine a child. That child is me. I can reconstruct and vividly remember portions of my own childhood. I can see, taste, smell, feel, and hear them. Then what I do is, not write about that kid or about his world, but start to think of a book that would have pleased him.
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