Jack Prelutsky – 8 Quotes

8 Quotes by Jack Prelutsky

Then I decided to draw from and on my own imagination, and everything came out perfect.

– Jack Prelutsky

Writing gives me the opportunity to explore ideas, play with language, solve problems, use my imagination, and draw on my own childhood.

– Jack Prelutsky

Children seem naturally drawn to poetry – it’s some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves.

– Jack Prelutsky

Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career.

– Jack Prelutsky

I look for poetry in English because it’s the only language I read.

– Jack Prelutsky

Otherwise I don’t read much adult poetry at all, because I’m not smart enough and mostly I don’t get it.

– Jack Prelutsky

Poetry seems to sink into us the way prose doesn’t. I can still quote verses I learned when I was very young, but I have trouble remembering one line of a novel I just finished reading.

– Jack Prelutsky

We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.

– Jack Prelutsky