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I Think I Always Knew That I Would Do Something With Art Because It Was The One Thing That I Knew I Was Really Good At.

As I Look Out At All Of You Gathered Here, I Want To Say That I Don't See A Room Full Of Parisians In Top Hats And Diamonds And Silk Dresses. I Don't See Bankers And Housewives And Store Clerks. No. I Address You All Tonight As You Truly Are: Wizards, Mermaids, Travelers, Adventurers, And Magicians. You Are The True Dreamers.

I Like To Imagine That The World Is One Big Machine. You Know, Machines Never Have Any Extra Parts. They Have The Exact Number And Type Of Parts They Need. So I Figure If The Entire World Is A Big Machine, I Have To Be Here For Some Reason. And That Means You Have To Be Here For Some Reason, Too.

I've Always Loved Children's Books - It's Not That I Didn't Like Them, I Just Didn't Think I Wanted To Do That. But Then I Suddenly Realized I Did.

Since I Spend Such A Long Time Making Each Book, I Only Choose Books That I'm Really Interested In And That I Really Love.