Simms Taback Quotations

Just because you can talk, it doesn't mean you're making sense.

After 'Old Lady' I showed this earlier version (of 'Joseph') to my publisher. I said, 'What if I redo this?' I made all new illustrations for it ... and I just lucked out. I feel a little vindicated in a certain sense.

Then I heard from the PR person for the ALA, talking about my appearance on the 'Today' show,

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.

I had to lay down, for about ten minutes, just to sort of ... wow, ... All you can say is, 'Wow, wow, wow.' You walk around the room for about ten minutes. 'Wow.'