I still felt like I might hurl, and I thought about how awful that would be in midair.

Plus her mom was so awesome. She was strict about some things—don’t leave your socks lying around—but so not strict about other things, like calling the cops about my bullet wound.

I'm a freaking princess when it comes to other people's feelings. Yo dogbreath, get your paws of the everglades. -Max

I am not a great prose stylist. I'm a storyteller. There are thousands of people who don't like what I do. Fortunately, there are millions who do.

Here's a freebie: Don't play poker with a kid who can read minds.

Nowhere will you meet more interesting people than in books.

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.