He is flawless, without a blemish. Majesic . . . muscular.

I didn't write professionally at first. It took me nine years to get anything published. At the beginning I mostly wrote picture books, which were rejected by every children's book publisher in America. The first book of mine to be accepted for publication was ELLA ENCHANTED, and not one but two publishers wanted it. That day, April 17, 1996, was one of the happiest in my life.

Step follows step, Hope follows Courage, Set your face towards danger, Set your heart on victory.

Crying is part of the adventure.

You see, writing down your meanderings gets something started deep in the recesses of your brain. That distant part of your mind knows that you want to write stories or poems or plays and not endless jabber, and it will get to work. It may take a while. You may have to write this stuff for hours or days or weeks, but eventually that subterranean part of your brain will come through and begin to send you ideas.

I love having written. Sometimes I love writing. I love to revise. Revising is my favorite part of writing.

He bowed. 'The young lady must not dance alone.