How long a book tends to illustrate depends on the book. The Awful Aunty took me 10 days.

acts of compassion from our fellow Pennsylvanians are just extraordinary.

Because if a guy comes in thinking they're going to be a hotshot, the local guys would eat him up.

I would never bet against Warren Buffett if I were sitting at a poker table with him.

We respect our employees rights to organize and engage in collective bargaining and we respect all the rules and regulations in all the jurisdictions that we operate.

One of the troubles with signings is that you are surrounded by children, and some of them have got colds.

How long a book tends to illustrate depends on the book. 'The Awful Aunty' took me 10 days.

I don't relax. My main relaxation is meeting illustrators and publishers in restaurants and bars.

You have to go into rehab after doing a David Walliams book. David is such an important man; publishers rate him very, very highly, His books usually go straight to the bestseller number one spot on the day of publication. He is a hugely important writer as far as HarperCollins, his publishers, are concerned.