I'm not very good at creating worlds. I prefer to write about the world as it is.

You're my closest friend and you're thousands of miles away.

Smiling back at her, it occurs to me that I've never met a mean librarian.

There are problems and there are children. It is our aim to separate the two.

Once you get into the world of dystopia, it's hard to avoid plagiarism, because other people have had such powerful visions.

There are many things in life that cannot be explained.

We have no money. We have no possessions. Maybe that is why we value the things we do have ... loyalty and friendship.