It is hard to create a first-person narrator that can be a child and yet is able to take in enough information for the narrative to be legible to the reader.

For me, a lot of the humor comes not from innocence but from characters trying to figure out how to get what they need. I don't try to be funny, but am relieved when an opportunity comes up for humor.

Exposition suggests a great trust in the reader, and this expression of trust makes a book feel tender.

It is hard to write about physically difficult things without causing the reader to disengage.

Certainly the details of our life are unique. Spending time thinking of how I am different from someone else, however, does not tend to be very productive.

It's easy when you grow up in fear to act out of fear. I don't want to embrace that fear; I prefer to be kind.

For me, a memoir is nonfiction and nonfiction has to be absolutely true.