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

One place exists as their interpretation of it. For the people living and thriving inside of it, it's another place.

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

I rewrite my books until they're mostly memorized so that's a lot of rewrites, a lot of time spent with my stories.

No matter how big you get, it's still okay to cry because everybody's got a right to their own tears.

Racism doesn't know color, death doesn't know age, and pain doesn't know might.

I think only once in your life do you find someone that you say, "Hey, this is the person I want to spend the rest of my time on this earth with." And if you miss it, or walk away from it, or even maybe, blink - it's gone.