By the time I started high school, I knew I wanted to be a writer. After graduating from Smith College in Massachusetts, I moved to New York City and worked for the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson.

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

The worst things weren't outside of you.

Hiding under the bed doesn't make the worry stop.

Rebellion is necessary for development of character.

Kids are really tougher than adults, but we tend to forget this in an affluent society that lets kids indulge themselves.

I love teaching; I love little kids.