I think kids slowly begin to realize that what they're learning relates to other things they know. Then learning starts to get more and more exciting. Norton Juster beginexcitkid Change image and share on social
I received a grant from The Ford Foundation to write a book for kids about urban perception, or how people experience cities, but I kept putting off writing it. Instead I started to write what became The Phantom Tollbooth. Norton Juster bookcityexperience share on social
There are good books and there are bad books, period, that's the distinction. Norton Juster badbookdistinction Change image and share on social
And when I'm writing, I write a lot anyway. I might write pages and pages of conversation between characters that don't necessarily end up in the book, or in the story I'm working on, because they're simply my way of getting to know the characters. Norton Juster bookcharacterconversation share on social
I remember when I was a kid in school and teachers would explain things to me about what I read, and I'd think, Where did they get that? I didn't read that in there. Later you look at it and think, That's kind of an interesting idea. Norton Juster explainideainterest share on social
I think really good books can be read by anybody. Norton Juster bookgoodread Change image and share on social
A good book written for children can be read by adults. Norton Juster adultbookchild Change image and share on social
I write best in the morning, and I can only write for about half a day, that's about it. Norton Juster dayhalfmorning Change image and share on social
It was really written as most, I think, books are by writers - for themselves. There was something that just had to be written, in a way that it had to be written. If you know what I mean. Norton Juster bookwritewriter Change image and share on social
The only other thing which I think is important is: Don't write a book or start a book with the expectation of communicating a message in a very important way. Norton Juster bookcommunicateexpectation Change image and share on social
