Salon has a nice interview with Norton Juster, author of “The Phantom Tollbooth”. He’s 72 now and he talks about the creation of the story and character of Milo. And he realizes that some kids these days have never seen a tollbooth, though his original intent was that it was a common experience for most kids. He also discusses how children will read the book again as they get older and find more levels of understanding. And there are adult readers who discover new things. I love that concept of finding different layers of meaning, not because a thing has changed, but because you have. As you are altered by your continued experiences, your perception changes with you. (via Robot Wisdom)