" Today if we persist in giving children vocabularized books, patterned writing, informational books that answer all their questions before they have asked, but that do nothing to stimulate curiosity; if we pay too much attention to the tricks used to make books sell rather than to the contents of the books; if we do not make easily available the stories and books that give children the adventures and exciting experiences they want, they will reject books. After all, the comics are always available and on television something always happens. "

― , Margin for Surprise: About Books, Children, and Librarians