When you can bring yourself to write about it one day, you will find it all less painful. It is a catharsis of sorts, but the process can be brutal. Don’t do it until you’re ready.

People are much more inclined to believe and say bad things about you if you're famous.

Nothing is irreversible except dying.

I'm a terribly irresponsible eater - I love soft-boiled eggs and chocolate. I never met a chocolate I could not eat.

I just write all the time! I'm always working. I usually work on several books at once.

Never settle for less than your dreams, somewhere, sometime, someday, somehow, you'll find them

It would be hard for me to overestimate the importance of reading. Nothing can expand the mind and heart like the magic al world of books. .... Our libraries are an essential resource for our children, our communities, and our future.