“The boys, hearing this declaration, allowed not the slightest hint that they had ever heard anything like it before.” — Avi Declaration Copy Share Image
“Keep on living 'till we die. No other way; it will come. And there's nothing we can do about it. But (...)… — Avi Childhood Copy Share Image
It seems to me that you won't have had a proper series of adventures, unless you've gone through thick and thin. — Avi Adventure Copy Share Image
“Like Indian corn in August, the "what ifs" in my life were growing fast. Too fast.” — Avi August Copy Share Image
“Feeling small made her a part of all she saw.Being part of it made her feel immense.It was so terribly confusing.” — Avi Copy Share Image
It makes it harder to write if I watch a lot of television, because television is not like a written story. — Avi Copy Share Image
“Do you ever smile, boy?" he demanded. "If you can't laugh and smile, life is worthless. Do you hear me?" he yelled.… — Avi Laugh Copy Share Image
A sailor may choose the wind to ride out of seaport, but the wind has a mind of it's own. — Avi Copy Share Image
For some 25 years, I worked as a librarian, first at the New York Public Library, then at Trenton State College in… — Avi Copy Share Image
A sailor chooses the wind that takes the ship from a safe port. Ah, yes, but once you're abroad, as you have… — Avi Copy Share Image
I was born in New York City, along with a twin sister. I am five minutes older than Emily. It was Emily,… — Avi Copy Share Image
I took a deep breath. 'For you I've got something better than love.' What's that?' I...trust you.' Why?' You'll never hurt me.'… — Avi Copy Share Image
To become a novelist, the most crucial thing one must do is read, read and read again - gradually you begin to… — Avi Copy Share Image
I definitely have an affection for detective fiction, and when I first read Dashiell Hammett's 'The Maltese Falcon,' that book and its… — Avi Affection Copy Share Image
“It was so hard to be courageous. So hard to be a coward. Going forward or going back seemed equally awful. So… — Avi Courage Copy Share Image
Everybody has ideas. The vital question is, what do you do with them? My rock musician sons shape their ideas into music.… — Avi Brother Copy Share Image
“Not for nothing are they called deadlines. By the time you reach the final line, sir, you are indeed dead.” — Avi Copy Share Image
Writing takes a lot of patience. It usually takes me a year to write a book. One time, it took me 14… — Avi Book Copy Share Image
The cure for unhappiness...It's this: What a person needs is always more than they say. — Avi Copy Share Image
My mind has become somewhat like a book. What I mean by that is that when I look at the world, I… — Avi Copy Share Image
“A sailor chooses the wind that takes the ship from a safe port. Ah, yes, but once you're abroad, as you have… — Avi Psychology Copy Share Image
In the shadowy light that twisted and distorted its features I was struck by the notion that this figure looked more like… — Avi Copy Share Image
“Repetition is the proof of sincerity. Saying what you mean is important. It's a turning point.” — Avi Childhood Copy Share Image
Writers don't write writing, they write reading. When I was a kid, I read four or five books a week. And that… — Avi Copy Share Image
A lot of people think inspiration means magic. But really, inspiration means to put life into something. — Avi Inspiration Copy Share Image
“Spirit photos were sometimes made to remember someone who had died. During the American Civil War, when hundreds of thousands of people… — Avi American civil war Copy Share Image
Every night, I was read to. Every Friday, we were taken to the library. I always received at least one book for… — Avi Copy Share Image
