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"The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me."
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"Creativity is a flower of love and a light that is eager to enlighten others."
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"If you ever desire to give birth to anything at all, then you cannot do without solitude."
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"Imagination is a pleasant phenomenon."
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"The future is created by those who have a great imagination and the will to make it a reality by their actions."
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"Your art is so abstract that I can only see it through my mind's eye and touch it through my heart."
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"Think innocently. Think intelligently. Think imaginatively. Think inventively."
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"First drafts don't have to be perfect. They just have to be written."
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"Writing 'Book 1: The Maze of Bones' didn't feel much different than writing one of my other novels, but I thought it was very innovative to offer the website and trading card components as well for those readers who wanted to go more in depth with the Cahill experience."
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"The dog, on the other hand, has few or no ideas because his brain acts in coarse fashion and because there are few connections with each single process."
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"I've always liked the idea that writing is a form of travel. And I started my writing career as a mystery novelist for adults."
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"The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. It's also about the desire to reside in a world where magic can happen, the kind of world we all believed in as children, but one that disappears as we grow older."
Imagination
"Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity."
Cultural
"The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding."
Time
"At first, I see pictures of a story in my mind. Then creating the story comes from asking questions of myself. I guess you might call it the 'what if - what then' approach to writing and illustration."
Imagination
"The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling toward them, so I think it's for the best."
Emotional
"Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now."
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"The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me."
Creativity
"As much as I'd like to meet the tooth fairy on an evening walk, I don't really believe it can happen."
Tooth Fairy
"There was a great deal of peer recognition to be gained in elementary school by being able to draw well. One girl could draw horses so well, she was looked upon as a kind of sorceress."
Being
"Some artists claim praise is irrelevant in measuring the success of art, but I think it's quite relevant. Besides, it makes me feel great."
Success
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