Jon Scieszka said this quote

Your brain is doing some great work when it's laughing.

~ Jon Scieszka

And everyone lived happily, thought maybe not completely honestly, ever after. The End.

~ Jon Scieszka

You know that you are a writer if you are imaginative. You know that you are a writer if you are curious. You know that you are a writer if you are interested in the things and people of the world. You know that you are a writer if you hold a minie ball in your hand and wonder about its story. You know that you are a writer if you like the sound of rain on the roof. And if you want to tell someone else about your heart and how waiting for the thunder sometimes makes you feel, if you work to find the words to do that, then you are a writer. --Maureen O'Toople in the short story Your Question for Author Here

~ Jon Scieszka

Expand the definition of 'reading' to include non-fiction, humor, graphic novels, magazines, action adventure, and, yes, even websites. It's the pleasure of reading that counts; the focus will naturally broaden. A boy won't read shark books forever.

~ Jon Scieszka