I don't know how anyone gets anything done in New York City. I vastly prefer living in the country. I just need a lot of quiet and solitude, and I'm so easily distracted. I mean, the Internet is enough to deal with.

I'll watch a movie only if it meets the following criteria: 1. It has to have at least two women in it. 2. Who talk to each other. 3. About something besides a man.

What would happen if we spoke the truth?

It's a hard thing to age a character because you can't really suddenly give someone gray hair.

Grief takes many forms, including the absence of grief

When I was growing up in the 1960s, there was starting to be more books geared towards young adults.

I probably read Harriet the Spy about 70,000 times.