I love teaching; I love little kids.

You could say that all of life is a series of last chances.

All I wanted to do was read, to be told stories. Stories were full of excitement and emotions and characters that entertained and often inspired.

I was no scholar in college, and was arrogant about what I thought.

I didnt write anything at all except book reports until I was in seventh grade, and then I wrote mostly poetry for myself.

When a daring idea first crosses one's mind, if it is to be realized in the future it is often appealing. Then, as the time for its execution comes nearer, one begins to dread that which had once been anticipated.

Even the bad books I write are satisfying. I'm my least critical reader.