Quotes from James Howe

Because when you get down to it, thinking of somebody as 100% human seriously gets in the way of hating them.

Oh," I say. I have run out of dialogue. Sometimes I wish I were a character in a book and there as a writer out there giving me things to say. This is one of those times. I just stand there, feeling stupid.

Anyway, I do not want you thinking that I or Addie or Joe or Skeezie feel sorry for ourselves. We do not. Other people may call us names or think we're weird or whatever, but that does not mean we believe them. We may be misfits, but we're okay. Leastwise, in our own eyes we are, and that's all that matters.

You can take the vampire out of the rabbit but you can't take the rabbit out of the vampire.

Sometimes dreaming is even better than making plans" -Houndsley

I can no more separate my serious concerns about the world from my cockeyed way of seeing it than I can keep apart my personal and professional selves.

Banning books is just another form of bullying. It's all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address the fear and deny the power.

I was lucky in getting my first book published; my first book was 'Bunnicula,' which I wrote with my late wife Debbie, for the fun of it.

My family was always playing with words. It is little wonder that even after I got serious about writing, I've had a hard time getting serious about words.

And that's an even greater love: to love somebody when he's a little...worn at the edges. —Teddy Bear

Words played an important part in my growing up. Not only the written word... but words that flew through the air: jokes, riddles, puns.

When I'm with other people who inspire my silliness or sense of humor, I'm funny. When I sit down to write, it's hard not to be funny.

I like to read fiction, and I particularly enjoy reading young adult fiction. But I also read children's books, adult books, current authors, and classics, but I like fiction the most.

Life is short and there will always be dirty dishes, so let's dance.

Another Thing I'm Sick of Hearing: If I started that gay rights group, I must be gay. So if i start an animal rights group, what does that make me? A giraffe?

I hated that the soldier doll had my name. I mean, please. I didn't play with him much. He was another Christmas present from my clueless grandparents. One time when they were visiting, my grandpa asked me if G.I. Joe had been in any wars lately. I said, No, but he and Ken got married last week. Every Christmas since then, my grandparents have sent me a check.

Banning books is just another form of bullying. It's all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address the fear and deny the power.

Button] If Gay and Lesbian people are given civil rights, soon everyone will want them

Another thing I think about names is that they DO hurt. They hurt because we believe them. We think they are telling us something true about ourselves, something other people can see even if we don't. —Bobby Goodspeed

Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will break our spirit.

This business of really knowing people, deep down, including your own self, it is not something you can learn in school or from a book. It takes your whole being to do it—your eyes and your ears, your brain and your heart. Maybe your heart most of all.

So, this is a rabbit, I thought. He sort of looks like Chester, only he's got longer ears and a shorter tail. And a motor in his nose.

Sometimes kids just act impulsively, but it's because we have strong feelings, not because we're trying to make trouble.

There's no such thing as a wasted wish.