"I think my books talk about kids learning to like and respect themselves and each other. You can’t write a message book; you just tell the best story you know how to tell."― Paula Danziger Topic(s): RespectMore From Paula Danziger"I try to be careful because technology changes so much over the years. But some things don’t change. Kids and parents have disagreements, kids try to manipulate, parents try to sit down with rules and regs. That part never changes.""Normally, I name my characters after famous comedians."More In Respect"When it comes to the president, we have to respect him, we have to protect him, and we have to correct him. And in my career, since he’d been on the national stage at least, I’ve had – I’ve always respected the president."― Tavis Smiley"As I grew up, I was continually to suffer hardships in different realms of life – in my family, in my relationship to Japanese society and in my way of living at large in the latter half of the twentieth century."― Kenzaburo Oe"If you live what you believe, you will always have the respect of others."― Dale Murphy