Something will be offensive to someone in every book, so you've got to fight it.

I always have trouble with titles for my books. I usually have no title until the editor has to present the book and calls me frantically, 'Judy, we need a title.

It's not so much that I like him as a person God, but as a boy he's very handsome.

You've got to enjoy whatever you can and forget about the rest.

Fear is often disguised as moral outrage.

The child from 9 to 12 interests me very much. And so, those were the years that I like to write about, when I'm writing.

I like one hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain and things that are pink. I hate pimples, baked potatoes, when my mother's mad, and religious holidays.