Eudora Welty Quotes

I get inspiration from a lot of things around me - nature, hills, people, and even insects.

I want to be constantly in awe of the possibilities of the universe.

People inspire me. Curiosity inspires me. Mystery inspires me.

There is that romanticized idea of what a bookstore can be, what a library can be, what a shop can be. And to me, they are that. These are places that open doors into other worlds if only you're open to them.

I have a lot of respect and love for children's books.

I think the foundation of everything in my life is wonder.

I always love writing about children.

I hope people remember me as a guy who brought magic to the people. You know, pushed the boundaries of wonder.

Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.

There is a child inside me that wants to come out and do something to surprise all the adults.

Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, because it fills the soul with an agreeable surprise, gratifies its curiosity, and gives it an idea of which it was not before possessed.

Children are so creative and imaginative that they just bring you to life all over again.

Nothing much interested me other than playing with language and telling stories and doing something with the wonders of the world around me.

One travels so as to learn once more how to marvel at life in the way a child does. And blessed be the poet, the artist who knows how to keep alive his sense of wonder.

People often ask where I get my inspiration from, and I always say I have no good answer because, well, inspiration comes from everywhere: people, places, memories.

There are those who believe that the value of a children's book can be measured only in terms of the moral lessons it tries to impose or the perfect role models it offers. Personally, I happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. In fact, I happen to think that's huge.

As long as there are things to wonder about, there are stories to be written about them. That makes me happy, because writing about things seems to be my thing.

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.

I find most children quite inspiring.

I'm inspired by many different things. Often, I'm inspired by experiences I've had, books I've read, people I've met, stories I've heard.

Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.

Children reinvent your world for you.

If they want to talk about aliens and anything like that... that's part of the gift God gave us. That's what makes life exciting. We're pretty stuck, you know. What gives flight to our life is our imagination.

Even today, I am still very child-like while designing. It's a bit like Christmas - each of your designs you create is like unravelling your presents.

Any teacher in the arts and sciences has to maintain a sense of childlikeness to be truly inventive.