Mama was always saying I was a brain snob, that I didn't like people who didn't think. I didn't know if that was snobby. Who wanted to walk around explaining everything to people all the time?

I do believe that books can change lives and give people this kind of language they wouldn't have had otherwise.

I love slow readers. And readers who think about what I've written, think about how it's written - and copy me!

I believe in one day and someday and this perfect moment called Now.

Mama was always saying I was a brain snob, that I didn't like people who didn't think. I didn't know if that was snobby. Who wanted to walk around explaining everything to people all the time?

I always say I write because I have lots of questions, not because I have any answers.

I think it's important to remember that writing is a gift and our stories are gifts to ourselves and to the world and sometimes giving isn't always the easiest thing to do but it comes back.