Now I don't really write for adults or kids - I don't write for kids, I write about them. I think you need to do that, otherwise you end up preaching down.

This was the ghetto: where children grow down instead of up.

Be very, very careful not to let the facts get mixed up with the truth.

You’ll know her more by your questions than by her answers. Keep looking at her long enough. One day you might see someone you know.

Great achievement goes through, not around, discouragement. Is there a roadblock in my way, keeping me from something I want to achieve? Am I discouraged? I understand now that discouragement often precedes achievement. Instead of retreating from the roadblock or seeking a way around it, I will boldly punch a hole through it and continue toward my goal.

The kids who leave their favorite authors behind do not in fact leave us utterly abandoned, but in due time drive children of their own to the bookstore and the post office.

In my mind, I'm writing for everybody.