28 Quotes by Kevin Crossley-Holland

In the beginning was the word, and primitive societies venerated poets second only to their leaders. A poet had the power to name and so to control; he was, literally, the living memory of a group or tribe who would perpetuate their history in song; his inspiration was god given and he was in effect a medium.

Well, we must all make do. Humans aren't born equal. Each of us must make the most of ourselves.

Be generous, be spirited, and you'll lead a happy life.

As often as not, a man who sticks at home knows next to nothing about his guest.

Lif and Lifthrasir will have children. Their children will have children. There will be life and new life, life everywhere on earth. That was the end; and this is the beginning.

I see the role of the writer as creating a room with big windows and leaving the reader to imagine. It's a meeting on the page.

Like any decent researcher, I throw away 90% of my research.

Most writers, by the time they're 60, must have revisited their childhood a dozen times.

Before Arthur, I'd dismissed altogether writing fiction. You only have so many semi-sharp arrows in your quiver, I'd told myself, and I was not going to be able to write a novel.