I've always liked the classic "young adult" writers like Mark Twain, Jack London, Roald Dahl, Charles Dickens. They write so clearly, and they know how to entertain.

I have two dogs myself and they are always around when I write, so they tend to creep in there.

I'm just a dog person. I love dogs very much, especially big ones, hounds, and retrievers. I think they are funny and often have good senses of humor. Plus, they give unconditional love.

I know that some of the things which happen in these stories are not likely, but sometimes I wonder if they are not possible in some way.

I've always liked the classic "young adult" writers like Mark Twain, Jack London, Roald Dahl, Charles Dickens. They write so clearly, and they know how to entertain.

I'm not very disciplined. I tend to write late at night because I get distracted during the day.

I was living in a house with 11 dogs and all I thought about was dogs. I never had sex with any of them though.