We have cultural depth. We get all kinds of stuff to chew on, to live on.

Your parents were always trying to get you to be careful when you were a kid, and that's all pervasive in this society.

Everybody has something to bring to the table.

I don't get the stuff that I carry around in my head from TV, and especially I don't get the stuff that I carry around in my heart from TV.

I still retain a bit of a child's focus on things, so we [with my sister] figure if we're going to write books, our best shot is to write children's books, because we relate pretty readily on that level.

Sometimes the magic works and sometimes it doesn't.

The bulk of my input comes from my peers.