I think I've become more like my mom just because of what we're both interested in, children and teaching and writing.

I like to go to bed early.

Not Shakespeare. In college I took a Shakespeare class because I was an English major, and they had a Summer program called Shakespeare at Winedale, which is out in the German Hill country in Texas , where you go out and live for two months and then you perform three plays at the end of that time.

Kids are so dynamic; if you're tired and you walk into a roomful of kids, your energy is brought up to their level.

I was sports editor for my high school newspaper, but I think I shied away from journalism.

My dad saw my husband's boss at a conference, and he said to stop paying my husband until we produce children.

People ask me if I ever see my father and I say yes, because he puts in the effort. He calls all the time to tell us he's proud of us.