A passport, as I'm sure you know, is a document that one shows to government officials whenever one reaches a border between two countries, so that the official can learn who you are, where you were born, and how you look when photographed unflatteringly.

I first told the idea to an editor I had met who, after reading one of my novels for adults that was set in a high school, had an idea that I might write something for children.

If you have ever lost a loved one, then you know exactly how it feels. And if you have not, then you cannot possibly imagine it.

If I were to say, "Yes, I am a fascinating, erudite person," what would that say about me? I don't know.

It looked like something the Hemlock needed, or a piece of equipment a plumber had left behind. It looked like none of your business.

The last time I saw you I was trying to throw thumbtacks into your cradle!

Everybody has a theory.