It's The Teacher That Makes The Difference,

Theatre Can Transform A Child's Life, Just As An Early Cultural Experience Whether With Opera, Ballet, Music Or Art Is A Wonderful Thing Because It Opens The Door To A Life-long Experience, A Life-long Enjoyment.

I'm Still Not Sure I Want To Be A Writer. I Think Of Myself As A Storyteller More.

Wars Become History All Too Soon And Are Forgotten All Too Soon As Well, Before The Lessons Can Be Learned.

Our Great Problem, Is That Children Now Know Whatever They Want To Know - At The Press Of A Button They Can Discover All Horrors Of The Adult World. They Know Very Early On That The World Is Sometimes A Very Dark, Difficult And Complex Place, And The Literature They Read Must Reflect That. Otherwise We're Just Entertaining Them To Pass The Time.

Wherever My Story Takes Me, However Dark And Difficult The Theme, There Is Always Some Hope And Redemption, Not Because Readers Like Happy Endings, But Because I Am An Optimist At Heart.