Monkeys can't talk, stupid!

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 don't know if this makes me a bad person or whatever, but it's hard for me to get interested in other people's vacations.

I think humor is key [to a successful middle-grade novel]. Kids like to read for entertainment, and the best way to entertain kids is to make them laugh.

When I first learned about Abrams and saw the types of books they were making, I knew I wanted my books to be published by them. Abrams books are special-when you hold one in your hands, you have the feeling that this book needed to be made. I once heard an artist say that books are fetish objects-I think Abrams gets that, because their books demand to be treasured. So who better to give comics art its proper due? I feel privileged to have found a home with Abrams.

When you're used to having electricity and then all of a sudden it's taken away, you're basically just one step from being a wild animal.

First of all, let me get this straight: This is a JOURNAL, not a diary. I know what it says on the cover, but when Mom went out to buy this thing I SPECIFICALLY told her to get one that didn't say 'diary' on it.