Occupation: Writer Birth: June 15, 1939 Death: February 5, 2011
All little creatures are beautiful...every living thing when it first sees life is born in beauty. What they grow to be is a different matter..
You will find joy, frustration and sorrow in your quest. Never forget that friendship and loyalty are more precious than riches...Happiness can be br….
Even the strongest and bravest must sometimes weep. It shows they have a great heart, one that can feel compassion for others." —Cornflower.
Each of us is born to follow a star, be it bright and shining or dark and fated. Sometimes the path of these stars will cross, bringing love or hatre….
I will not stand here to be insulted by you, hedgepig," Mangiz fumed. "Then stand somewhere else and I'll insult you there, featherbag!!.
Sometimes, I get ideas from dreams. Often, my stories are based on adventures that I, or my friends, have actually lived..
I think that others can drive a creature to naughtiness, always accusing and blaming them. After a while it must make the creature unhappy and drive ….
Death comes to us all sooner or later. We cannot escape it..
Sala-manda-stron, look out here we come, A thief a warrior and a mole. Though the quest may take its toll, We'll march until we reach our goal..
Aha! Today I shall become an author! And I will auth and auth and auth and make a squillion dollars, whoopee!.
We could have chopped down the sycamore with this..
Don't be ashamed to weep; 'tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there must be sunl….
The more 'otter it is, the more 'otter otters likes it.
Weapons may be carried by creatures who are evil, dishonest, violent or lazy. The true warrior is good, gentle and honest. His bravery comes from wit….
You love young ones and babes, I know this. The young will always befriend and admire you...all the young ones of the earth belong to you in friendsh….
So here is my story, may it bring Some smiles and a tear or so, It happened once upon a time, Far away, and long ago, Outside the night wind keens an….
There are enough cowards in the world without killing a brave creature for so little reason..
A mouse is small and can go unnoticed: but there is no limit to what a brave heart and a fearless spirit can achieve..
I sometimes think it ironic for an ex-seaman, longshoreman, truck driver, policeman, bus driver, etc... to find success writing children's novels..
Imagination is a gift given to us from God and each one of us use it differently..
Courage is the moment when an ordinary being becomes an extraordinary being..