Quotes by Sid Fleischman

I dont see any reason to let law interfere with justice around here. We never did before.

I remember as a child of eight being told by a young friend that I had killed Christ. That was news to me. Its a common experience for the Jewish young. Should later generations of Germans be burdened with the guilt arising from the profound inhumanity of their ancestors? Revenge may be sweet, but guilt is non-transferable. Still, hatreds survive with the persistence of cockroaches.

Humor is the oxygen of childrens literature. Theres a lot of competition for childrens time, but even kids who hate to read want to read a funny book.