I'm having a seriously hard time getting used to the fact that summer is over and I have to get out of bed every morning to go to school.

I labored for eight years thinking that I was writing a book for adults that was a nostalgic look back on childhood. Then my publisher informed me I'd written a children's book.

Mom is always saying I'm a smart kid, but that I just don't apply myself.

My advice to authors would be to try to do something original rather than to try to anticipate what the market is looking for.

hey guys i would like you to try this book you will love it!

I got to give mom credit for how she handled it.She didn't try to pry and get all the details. All she said was that I should try to do "the right thing" because it's our choices that make us who we are. I figure that's pretty decent advice. But I'm still not 100% sure what I'm going to do tomorrow.

... no matter how nice you are to some people, they'll turn their back on you the second they get the chance.