Destiny isn't immutable. You can change your fate. But I'd say the only way to do it is with hard, intelligent work and long-term dedication to a goa…

- Robert Paul Weston

I believe actual violence scars children much more than violence in storybooks.

- Robert Paul Weston

I believe young children in particular enjoy witnessing the survival of youthful protagonists against terrible odds. I think it's gratifying to the r…

- Robert Paul Weston

Since I tend to write chronologically, the middle is always the place where the process is most taxing.

- Robert Paul Weston

People of different ethnicities are definitely not of differing species. Biologically speaking, people are people.

- Robert Paul Weston

Historical atrocities have certainly shown that dehumanizing any group is the first step toward genocide.

- Robert Paul Weston

I can't say I'm anything like a devoted animal rights activist, but I certainly oppose cruelty to animals.

- Robert Paul Weston

I think a lot of things are at play when children enjoy a grisly old fairytale. I don't think many children take it literally, or rather it's quite c…

- Robert Paul Weston

I'd hasten to say that the prejudice in Dust City isn't completely analogous to racism in the real world.

- Robert Paul Weston