William Joyce

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

— William Joyce

#stories #tell #want #you

The first book I ever wrote was in fourth grade and it was called 'Billy's Booger.' It was an autobiographical piece about a kid who was really bad at math. ↗

— William Joyce

#autobiographical #bad #billy #booger #book

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

— William Joyce

#highest #law #only #road #stations

Their toys are alive and can sometimes come to their aid, or get lost and Olie has to find them. They go to other planets. They go to the ice cream planet. ↗

— William Joyce

#alive #come #cream #find #get

I've always liked getting away with just a little bit of what you're not supposed to. Like my first book, Billy's Booger, got me in trouble with the principal's office. ↗

— William Joyce

#away #billy #bit #booger #book

You know, I hate to give advice because my life has been so odd that almost nothing that's happened to me can apply. ↗

— William Joyce

#almost #apply #because #been #give

Almost everything in 'A Day With Wilbur Robinson' has some basis in truth. And yes, my sister did pay me to feed her grapes while she talked to her boyfriend on the phone. ↗

— William Joyce

#basis #boyfriend #day #did #everything

And I was lucky enough to have teachers that really, really looked out for me and really encouraged all that. And in rural Louisiana, that was a rare thing back then. ↗

— William Joyce

#encouraged #enough #i #looked #louisiana