Robert McCloskey

“The reason I do children's books is because I'm not a very good writer. I'm a better illustrator.”

“A picture book is a balancing act between picture and text.”

“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”

“Make way for ducklings!”

“I get a lot of letters from children. A lot of them want to know what I look like, so I send them a picture of my dog.”

“Little Sal picked three berries and dropped them in her little tin pail... ku-plink, ku-plank, ku-plunk!”

“It is a time of quiet wonder, a time of waiting, a time for the world to hold its breath.”

“He couldn't sing. He couldn't even whistle.”

“I have always tried to create books that children will want to read over and over again.”

“I wanted to be an inventor. I was always taking clocks apart.”

“It's a beautiful day, and the sun is shining. Let's go for a walk.”

“We're going to the Public Garden.”