I'm much faster now. When you only have a certain amount of time to write, after a while you learn to use your time well or you stop writing

I also like the whole idea of fairy tales and folk tales being a woman's domain, considered a lesser domain at the time they were told.

Still anyone who trusts a serpent deserves its bite. The wise see a creature for what it is, not what it says it may be.

I always quit at three when my kids come home from school so I feel pretty spoiled

I never even believed in happiness. I didn't think it existed. Now look at me. I'm ready to believe in just about anything.

This kind of knowing you can never tell to anyone. If you want us to survive, you cannot trust a soul'... 'Not for any reason on this earth. You can never tell.

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.