I don't really believe in pretending to be happy when you're not. Mostly I believe that you should burden your friends with your problems.

I find the term perfect child to be an oxymoron.

The upside to grief is it takes away your appetite. When people say you look good they really mean it. Nature's thoughtful that way.

Our nannas are losers.

There are those who believe that the value of a children's book can be measured only in terms of the moral lessons it tries to impose or the perfect role models it offers. Personally, I happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. In fact, I happen to think that's huge.

Even though sometimes you can control your anger, you can't control your sadness.

My senior year of high school, I was voted Wittiest. So, several years later, I decided to try my hand at writing humor to see if I could be witty enough to make some money.