It was a such a surprise, such an absolute shocking surprise to me to not know what you're doing and to find out that this thing that you don't even know how to do, that you're sure you don't know how to do, speaks to so many people and touches so many people in some way.

I try to create new characters in each book I write. That's what makes writing fun and interesting for me.

I am not scared of you, I am scare of these feelings.

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

That's my anxiety dream. I go to the library and all the books on my subject are out.

You've never been in love," she said. "You don't understand." "If being in love means giving up your freedom, not to mention your opportunities," Caitlin said, "Then I haven't missed anything.

When I started to write, it was the '70s, and throughout that decade, we didn't have any problems with book challenges or censorship.