It's great to create a story and then to submit it to your editor and see what her reaction is to it. It's great to have your editor tell what her su…

- Christopher Paul Curtis

There's a thin, blurry line between humor and tragedy.

- Christopher Paul Curtis

Things aren't ever what they seem to be when you first look at them. What's important is that you keep your mind wide open and try to understand what…

- Christopher Paul Curtis

There comes a time when you're losing a fight that it just doesn't make sense to keep on fighting. It's not that you're being a quitter, it's just th…

- Christopher Paul Curtis

Work at your craft, write daily, and follow your dreams because dreams do come true.

- Christopher Paul Curtis

A bud is a flower-to-be. A flower in waiting. Waiting for just the right warmth and care to open up. It's a little fist of love waiting to unfold and…

- Christopher Paul Curtis

Just like when there's a time that a smart person knows enough is enough, there's a time when you know you've got to fight.

- Christopher Paul Curtis

I often tell young people that as a writer you are very powerful, that you can make absolutely anything happen.

- Christopher Paul Curtis

Writing has always been a sanctuary or a refuge for me, any time I'm stressed or anxious or worried I find that a couple of hours expressing myself b…

- Christopher Paul Curtis