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"I like stirring things up. I'm on the side of the kids more than I am on the adults. And occasionally I find some adults that have that same mischievous streak, so I don't get in too much trouble."
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"And I was lucky enough to have teachers that really, really looked out for me and really encouraged all that. And in rural Louisiana, that was a rare thing back then."
Childhood
"If you really want to tell stories, do it and don't be dissuaded."
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"You know, I hate to give advice because my life has been so odd that almost nothing that's happened to me can apply."
Life
"I raised frogs every spring in our house from tadpoles and by end of summer our house was overrun with frogs."
Nationality
"The only road to the highest stations in this country is that of the law."
Nation
"I did not win and in fact I was called into the principal's office for a consultation with my parents. But that was the beginning of my literary career."
Beginning
"And they're also very good at math, these super boogers, and so they teach Billy the ways of mathematics."
Childhood
"I've always liked getting away with just a little bit of what you're not supposed to. Like my first book, Billy's Booger, got me in trouble with the principal's office."
Childhood
"The first book I ever wrote was in fourth grade and it was called 'Billy's Booger.' It was an autobiographical piece about a kid who was really bad at math."
Writing
"I just took the idea that King Kong was too big for everything and reversed it and put George in a land of giants, which is basically what every kid goes through anyway - that, you know, the world is made for grownups, for tall people, for the giants."
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"If you want your writing to be taken seriously, don't marry and have kids, and above all, don't die. But if you have to die, commit suicide. They approve of that."
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"If I don't see my kids for six days, I start to get withdrawal pains."
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"The Twilight Zone' wasn't around with the kids. They think going up in space is neat. Within their lifetime, there will be paying passengers on the shuttle."
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"I've had lots of kids come up and ask for my autograph, I've had a grandmother stop me and ask me if I know a good place to buy underwear."
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"We were taught manners and we had to do our chores - Katie and I grew up as normal kids."
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"I have an almost seven year old... I think it's essential to be consistent with kids. And truthful, without scaring them. I could go on for hours on this one."
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"I always felt I was living in two worlds. One was the Mexican world, because nearly everybody I knew, relatives and cousins and kids in the neighbourhood, were Mexican. Then school was a different world. It was ethnically mixed."
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"We still want to idealize moms, and sometimes we want to idealize actresses who are moms, too. I know that's something I've experienced, but we're all just doing the best we can and we're all trying to raise our kids and talk to them about everything that needs to be discussed."
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"Adopted kids are such a pain - you have to teach them how to look like you."
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"I advise all the young kids to not overwork. You can't be out there blowing hard. You have to pace yourself."
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