Nobody knows who said it first, but somebody must have: 'Kid's gotta be a maniac.

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.

I'm that way, goofy as it sounds. Sometimes I don't want things to happen-I'm talking about good things, even wonderful things-because once they happen, I can't look forward to them anymore. But there's an upside, too. Once a wonderful thing is over, I'm not all that sad because then I can start thinking about it, reliving and reliving it in the virtual world in my head.

Usually it takes me about nine to 12 months to write a book.

I’ll still be missing you as much as ever. I’l still smile at the memory of you. I’ll still be - Okay, I’ll say it again - loving you, but I won’t abandon myseld for you. I cannot be faithful to you without being faithful to myself.

Nobody knows who said it first, but somebody must have: 'Kid's gotta be a maniac.

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.