16 Quotes by Mary GrandPré

What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself.

I'd like to talk to her more because she's an interesting woman - and I'd like to tell her how much I enjoy her writing.

I get to show the reader the essence of the book without giving anything away.

It is an honor to illustrate for such an amazing writer as J.K. Rowling. She gives me, as an illustrator, so much to work with.

It's a challenge to take a character and make sure he ages correctly and make sure he looks like he would look if he were to get a year older.

It's like a candy store for an illustrator, I connected with Harry pretty quickly and loved the way J.K. described everything; she's such a visually thinking person. You can't pass that up.

It's such a high-pressure job, I drop everything I'm doing.

I think kids need to be allowed to be more creative and learn more about artists these days, so I'm all about that.

When I'm not working on a children's book, I'm painting abstract paintings. That's probably the most joyous thing for me as an artist. But I do love children's books.