I did not win and in fact I was called into the principal's office for a consultation with my parents. But that was the beginning of my literary career.

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If you really want to tell stories, do it and don't be dissuaded.

If you really want to tell stories, do it and don't be dissuaded.

The first book I ever wrote was in fourth grade and it was called 'Billy's...

The first book I ever wrote was in fourth grade and it was called 'Billy's...

You know, I hate to give advice because my life has been so odd that...

You know, I hate to give advice because my life has been so odd that...

I've always liked getting away with just a little bit of what you're not supposed...

I've always liked getting away with just a little bit of what you're not supposed...

Almost everything in 'A Day With Wilbur Robinson' has some basis in truth. And yes,...

Almost everything in 'A Day With Wilbur Robinson' has some basis in truth. And yes,...

I raised frogs every spring in our house from tadpoles and by end of summer...

I raised frogs every spring in our house from tadpoles and by end of summer...

But if you really love to write and you really love to tell stories and...

But if you really love to write and you really love to tell stories and...

And I was lucky enough to have teachers that really, really looked out for me...

And I was lucky enough to have teachers that really, really looked out for me...

And they're also very good at math, these super boogers, and so they teach Billy...

And they're also very good at math, these super boogers, and so they teach Billy...

I have known lots of adults who enjoyed similar enthusiasms as a kid and weren't...

I have known lots of adults who enjoyed similar enthusiasms as a kid and weren't...

The only road to the highest stations in this country is that of the law.

The only road to the highest stations in this country is that of the law.

So if you're a robot and you're living on this planet, you can do things...

So if you're a robot and you're living on this planet, you can do things...

I just took the idea that King Kong was too big for everything and reversed...

I just took the idea that King Kong was too big for everything and reversed...

Their toys are alive and can sometimes come to their aid, or get lost and...

Their toys are alive and can sometimes come to their aid, or get lost and...

I like stirring things up. I'm on the side of the kids more than I...

I like stirring things up. I'm on the side of the kids more than I...