Quotes from Mo Willems

I bet your mom would let me." -Pigeon, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus-

Writing for children is as easy as describing the history of the Byzantium in three words.

All of the life-changing awesome words and pictures and ideas inside your library are useless without just one word outside your library: Open.

Kids are super-independent. This is the time when you don't need your parents for a story anymore. You have a great degree of agency and independence.

An artist is waiting for the audience to understand the work. A craftsman is working to understand the audience.

If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave.

A book, being a physical object, engenders a certain respect that zipping electrons cannot. Because you cannot turn a book off, because you have to hold it in your hands, because a book sits there, waiting for you, whether you think you want it or not, because of all these things, a book is a friend. It's not just the content, but the physical being of a book that is there for you always and unconditionally.

The difference between children and adults is that they're shorter - not dumber.

I bet your mom would let me." -Pigeon, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus-

Aggle flabble kabble . . . snurp?

I always say, 'Books beat boredom,' said Amanda wisely.

All of the life-changing awesome words and pictures and ideas inside your library are useless without just one word outside your library: Open.

My favorite book is my next one. I'm always hoping to make my next book my best one.

The first bowl of chocolate pudding was too hot, but Goldilocks ate it all anyway because, hey, it's chocolate pudding, right?

And the moral for Dinosaurs is: Lock the Back Door!

We create our work for children not because they're "cute," but because they're human beings, deserving of respect.

People think, Hey, I love kids, I want to write children's books. But they think children are happy. That's their first mistake. [Messinger, Jonathan. "Guilt for dinner: The Mo Willems interview." Hipsqueak . 5 May 2011. Web. 18 November 2011.]

There are always exceptions,' replied Flea. 'They are what make you exceptional.

Conditions may vary. We will strive to make your stay as comfortable as possible. However there will be turbulence. There will be unexpected events. There will be human error. Fortunately, we are happy to provide you love. At no extra cost.

You have made my day a little better, and I hope I have made your day a little better, too

I Want A Puppy! Right Here! Right Now!

First of all, I'm not even tired.

She went boneless.

It's the middle of the day in China!