The records of adopted children are sealed in California. That seal is considered inviolable... The judge ruled that, because I was famous, he didn't have the same rights as other kids.

I decided I would never do interviews again.

I'm a human rights person. I don't think people should be unfair to men or women.

Each book takes anywhere from two to three years to complete, from concept to outline to final edits. I work on as many as five at a time.

Not everyone is meant to stay forever.

That is what touches me most. When somebody says: you really made a difference.

I started writing stories as a child.