I feel as if when you love a book it becomes a part of you whether you have it on your shelves or not.

But most important of all, she explained that it was all right to say 'No. I disagree.' that was a gift. I understood it was power. The power to think my own thoughts. The power to believe in myself.

That was the way love was, invisible, there whether or not you wanted to see it or admit to it.

She liked to disappear, even when she was in the same room as other people. It was a talent, as it was a curse.

The evening had turned sweet and blue.

I always felt and still feel that fairy tales have an emotional truth that is so deep that there are few things that really rival them

When I write for teens, I feel I can cut through everything and get to the bare bones. I can get straight into the emotional world of the character.