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

If I'm writing by intuition, generally that calculation works itself out. But if I'm writing a mystery, and somebody has to have a reason for doing what he's doing, and it's not anything I can imagine myself wanting to do, things get a little more difficult to write, and careless mistakes are made.

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

Rebellion is necessary for development of character.

I have the feeling that I know who I am, only I'm not anymore.

The worst things weren't outside of you.

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