Judith Viorst I wrote ‘And Two Boys Booed’ several years ago, but we really chased around looking for the perfect illustrator, so it took a while. – Judith Viorst Booed Quotes Boys Quotes Chased Quotes Illustrator Quotes Perfect Quotes Wrote Quotes Probably above all other things, I am interested as a writer in making a connection, interested in the parts of all of us that connect. Kids are always writing me: ‘I had a bad day too.’ ‘I got gum in my hair.’ And the kids also write to me to pass on advice to Alexander. My favorite one of those being, ‘The next time you have a bad day, blame your brothers.’ I didn’t expect this. It’s certainly the most successful of my books.
Jack Prelutsky I’m working now on a collection of Shakespearean sonnets, about 100 of them, that I may publish if anyone’s interested. My take on life is a little different from the bard’s. – Jack Prelutsky
Lionel Shriver Criminality being partially preordained may seem to let culprits off the hook. Yet it also makes the proclivity seem ineradicable and suggests that reform is unlikely: once a baddie, always a baddie. – Lionel Shriver
Josh Lucas Once everyone else around you starts to become incredibly comfortable – if anything, quite happy with what you are doing – then I start to settling in and trusting all those choices that I’ve made up to that point. – Josh Lucas
Jackie Robinson Blacks have had to learn to protect themselves by being cynical but not cynical enough to slam the door on potential opportunities. We go through life walking a tightrope to prevent too much disillusionment. – Jackie Robinson
A Boogie wit da Hoodie Even though I can’t dance, that’s, like, the one thing I wished I could do growing up. I used act like I was MJ, doing the moonwalk, tip toes, leg kick, all that. – A Boogie wit da Hoodie
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