“I visited the Museum of Modern Art and viewed the exhibition of Picasso's sculptures, and I couldn't help but think about what it would be like to have a room full of school children explore Picasso's approach to making art.” ThinkingChildrenArtHelpingWould BeSchoolRoomsModernApproachMuseumsSculptureExhibitionsModern Art Author:Jerry Pinkney
“We live in a time when there is an abundance of ways we can express ourselves.” WayAbundance Author:Jerry Pinkney
“I want kids to understand that making pictures is similar to making music; there are so many instruments and so many tunes that the possibilities for how you play are truly limitless.” WantPlayKidsPossibilityInstrumentsTunesLimitless Author:Jerry Pinkney
“Though the blame cannot be placed entirely on publishers, I do think a more diverse pool of editors would go a long way toward broadening the perspective. Our role is to work together to create books that act as wide-open doors - books that allow all children to walk through and feel safe enough to stay.” ThinkingWayFeelsChildrenLongBookEnoughTogetherWalksRolesDoorsPerspectiveSafeBlameWideWorking TogetherEditorsPoolDiversePublishersLong Way Author:Jerry Pinkney
“I don't think virtue has a downside. I think human nature does.” ThinkingHumansDoeVirtueHuman Nature Author:Catherine Brady
“You don't really have a story until you discover the moment when the pressures on a character force a sudden, abrupt shift in direction and she falls through the net that has so far held her in place.” MomentsCharacterStoriesFallForcePressure Author:Catherine Brady
“If you cross-section anyone's life from one angle and then another, what constitutes goodness looks different each time. It's not an absolute.” IfsLooksDifferentGoodnessCrossesAbsolutesAngleSections Author:Catherine Brady
“My Irish Catholic mother loved romantic movies, provided they ended with a kiss before the screen went dark. If things went any further than that, she'd complain, Why can't they leave something to the imagination? I sort of subscribe to her philosophy when it comes to writing sex.” IfsWritingPhilosophyMotherSexImaginationDarkKissingCatholicScreensComplaining Author:Catherine Brady
“I think it's very hard to be sexually explicit and erotic - though there are writers, like K. M. Soehnlein, who are just brilliant at this.” ThinkingHardBrilliantEroticSexuallyExplicit Author:Catherine Brady