When I write I pretend I'm telling a story to someone in the room and I don't want them to get up until I'm finished.

To be without love is to be without grace, what matters most in life. We is so much better than I.

Nowhere will you meet more interesting people than in books.

Max?” said the Gasman. “Are those, um, rats?” Lovely. “Yes, those do appear to be either rats or mice on steroids,” I said briskly, trying not to shriek and climb the walls like a girly-girl.

There's a saying I remember from my grandmother: One today is worth two tomorrows.

Just in case you thought elephants were all sweetness, I can attest to the fact that this one had the time of her life scaring the bejeezus out of those dudes.

One of the interesting things about YA books - I don't know about Percy Jackson, but I do know about 'Twilight' and 'Maximum Ride': There are a lot of adult readers. In fact, we released 'Maximum Ride' both as a paperback for kids and as a mass release for adults.