We were the "chosen people," chosen to be killed? - Maurice Sendak

And it is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming wild things.

There must be more to life than having everything.

An illustration is an enlargement, and interpretation of the text, so that the reader will comprehend the words better. As an artist, you are always serving the words.

You must never illustrate exactly what is written. You must find a space in the text so that the pictures can do the work. Then you must let the words take over where words do it best. It’s a funny kind of juggling act.