David Almond

My work explores the frontier between rationalism and superstition and the wavering boundary between the two.

I know I'm writing better now than I ever did for adults because I'm writing for an audience who know that they don't know everything.

The sounds and rhythms of words are really important to me.

I'm a huge Dallas Mavs fan. What I love about Dirk Nowitzki is he has just as much talent as everyone else, if not more, and he never toots his own horn. He's this silent warrior.

Flannery O'Connor's brief life and slim output were nonetheless marked by piercing powers of observation.

Flannery O'Connor's brief life and slim output were nonetheless marked by piercing powers of observation.