To A Child, And To An Adult,

Whatever We Learn Has A Purpose And Whatever We Do Affects Everything And Everyone Else, If Even In The Tiniest Way. Why, When A Housefly Flaps His Wings, A Breeze Goes Round The World; When A Speck Of Dust Falls To The Ground, The Entire Planet Weighs A Little More; And When You Stamp Your Foot, The Earth Moves Slightly Off Its Course. Whenever You Laugh, Gladness Spreads Like The Ripples In The Pond; And Whenever You're Sad, No One Anywhere Can Be Really Happy. And It's Much The Same Thing With Knowledge, For Whenever You Learn Something New, The Whole World Becomes That Much Richer.

Expect Everything So That Nothing Comes Unexpected.

Does Everyone Grow The Way You Do?" Puffed Milo When He Had Caught Up. "almost Everyone," Replied Alec, And Then He Stopped A Moment And Thought. "now And Then, Though, Someone Does Begin To Grow Differently. Instead Of Down, His Feet Grow Up Towards The Sky. But We Do Our Best To Discourage Awkward Things Like That." "what Happens To Them?" Insisted Milo. "oddly Enough, They Often Grow Ten Times The Size Of Everyone Else," Said Alec Thoughtfully, "and I've Heard That They Walk Among The Stars." And With That He Skipped Off Once Again Toward The Waiting Woods.

And When I'm Writing, I Write A Lot Anyway. I Might Write Pages And Pages Of Conversation Between Characters That Don't Necessarily End Up In The Book, Or In The Story I'm Working On, Because They're Simply My Way Of Getting To Know The Characters

He Paused Again As A Tear Of Longing Rolled From Cheek To Lip With The Sweet-salty Taste Of An Old Memory.