I have a passion for children's literature. Young adult literature. I love it. I've always loved it.

Pouring out ideas is better for creativity than doling them out by the teaspoon.

Never start a sentence with the words 'No offense.

Remember that although the distinction can be difficult to draw, loneliness and solitude are different.

The thing that inspires me most is reading and just observing the people around me. I think those are the two things that make me want to write.

We must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it.

Sometimes, counter-intuitively, it's easier to make a major change than a minor change. When a habit is changing very gradually, we may lose interest, give way under stress, or dismiss the change as insignificant. There's an excitement and an energy that comes from a big transformation, and that helps to create a habit.