The Polar Express Began With The Idea

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.

If You Don't Know Where You're Going, Stop Racing To Get There. -- From Just Desert By M. T. Anderson

The Idea Of The Extraordinary Happening In The Context Of The Ordinary Is What's Fascinating To Me

Some People May Contend That There Is No Image More Charming That A Child Holding A Puppy Or Kitten. But For Me That's A Distant Second. When I See A Child Clutching A Book... To His Or Her Tiny Bosom, I'm Moved. Children Can Possess A Book In A Way They Can Never Possess A Video Game, A Tv Show, Or A Darth Vader Doll. A Book Comes Alive When They Read It. They Give It Life Themselves By Understanding It.

I Take My Ideas From My Experiences.