There's no way to explain to a child that the line between good and evil isn't nearly as black and white as a fairy tale would lead you to believe. That an ordinary person can turn into a villain, under the right circumstances. That sometimes we dragon slayers do things we aren't proud of.

It's crazy, right? To love someone who's hurt you? It's even crazier to think that someone who hurts you loves you.

I know that books I have written will still resonate in 50 years - particularly 'My Sister's Keeper.' It has sold three million copies in the States alone. I strongly feel that, as a novelist, you have a platform and the ability to change people's minds.

I wondered why the head could move so swiftly while the heart dragged its feet.

A world that was crowded with people could still be a very lonely place.

Frankly, I wonder who Frank was, and why he has an adverb all to himself.

No matter what Joe Hoffman and Wade Preston say, it's not gender that makes a family; it's love. You don't need a mother and a father; you don't necessarily even need two parents. You just need someone who's got your back.