The best books come from someplace inside. You don't write because you want to, but because you have to.

I am certainly a fearful person, but fearless in my writing. So there's that other person inside.

The truth will make you odd.

The parent reads the book. The kid reads the book and then they can talk about the characters instead of talking about themselves. You know there's a connection even if you don't talk about it when you read the same books.

When [books ban] happened, I felt completely alone and that was scary and sad.

I'm a people person. I never get tired of watching people, especially young people.

I love movies, and theater, and kayaking, reading, biking, walking - oh, and dancing. I love to dance!