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- Science arose from poetry... when times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself than this incessant business. — Henry David Thoreau
- One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose. — Voltaire
- Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves. — Jack Prelutsky
- Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career. — Jack Prelutsky
- I write the poems first, with only a few exceptions for odd reasons, where I'm given the illustration first. — Jack Prelutsky