We met in the summer or fall of 2001. I had never met Kate [DiCamillo], though I'd heard her name, and I think she knew of me too. We were laughing within a few minutes, I mean really, furiously, laughing. So we were off to a good start.

Little boy, you remind me how so much depends of day made of now

We met in the summer or fall of 2001. I had never met Kate [DiCamillo], though I'd heard her name, and I think she knew of me too. We were laughing within a few minutes, I mean really, furiously, laughing. So we were off to a good start.

Kate [DiCamillo] tends to be more reluctant about change. I convinced her to give it a try and she came over.

All it takes is a single moment.

Our rule was that we [with Kate DiCamillo] would write everything together, literally every word.

What is the matter with these people, these people who won't stop fighting, won't stop hurting each other...?