I believe that a good children's book should appeal to all people who have not completely lost their original joy and wonder in life. The fact is that I don't make books for children at all. I make them for that part of us, of myself and of my friends, which has never changed, which is still a child.
Interpretation
Children's literature should resonate with the inner child in everyone.
In this quote, Leo Lionni emphasizes that true children's literature transcends age and is written for the joy and wonder that exists within all of us, regardless of our age. He believes that the essence of a good children's book is its ability to reawaken the child's spirit that resides in every adult, making it a universal experience rather than a mere children's genre.
In practice
Using this quote to inspire writers at a workshop focused on children's literature.
Is the 'black designer' label there to warn everyone not to have the same level of expectations for me, or is it some type of prize? I just want to work in an even playing field where I can get press for my work and not just my race and my personal views on it.
Censorship is to art as lynching is to justice.
I don't know what is better than the work that is given to the actor - to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself.
I want it to sound like an orange.
To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings, and I would - I don't know, I wish it upon everybody. It's heaven.
Monk taught me more about music composition than anyone else on 52nd Street.
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