All writers steal from their own lives.

There's nothing wrong with wanting someone to save us - or admitting we can't do it all ourselves.

I played Little League for one year. That was it. Then my mother realized I liked books and threatened my father. I owe her forever for that.

Women are not weaker. Read that again. Women are not weaker. They are just as strong, just as resolute, just as creative, and are filled with just as much potential as any man.

On the day my daughter was born, I started writing a book for her. The plan was that, over the course of her life, I'd fill it with advice on how to be a strong woman. But along the way, I got caught up in the stories of Amelia Earhart, Sally Ride, and so many others. So how do you pick the best heroes for your kids?

We make a great bad guy, and they all say they hate us. But at the end of every day, people want to trust us. Because we're their government. And people trust their government.

Most archivists don't like surprises. That's why we work in the past.