You know, it's been proven that 35 to 40 hours a year with one-on-one attention, a student can get one grade level higher

Why did we do that to Pluto? We had it good with Pluto.

Books have a unique way of stopping time in a particular moment and saying: Let’s not forget this.

But everyone disappears, no matter who loves them.

When I was on the bestseller list with the first book, everyone who knows me knows that every week it continued to be on the list was a very dark week for me. Everyone knows that all I wanted was to be off that list.

I am a bike enthusiast; there's a certain amount of romance to bikes. They're both beautiful and utilitarian.

If your hand doesn't work for it, your heart doesn't feel sorry for it.