Reading makes me want to write my own books, and just trying to understand what I see in the world around me makes me want to figure things out.

Money. It's a good servant but a bad master.

I always had the uncomfortable feeling that if I wasn't sitting in front of a computer typing, I was wasting my time - but I pushed myself to take a wider view of what was "productive." Time spent with my family and friends was never wasted.

I grasped two things: I wasn't as happy as I could be, and my life wasnt going to change unless I made it change.

Working is one of the most dangerous forms of procrastination.

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

I can DO ANYTHING I want, but I can't DO EVERYTHING I want.