I wanted to write honest books for kids because I didn't have those when I was a kid.

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

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.

Isn't that interesting. All the book clubs. I've never belonged to one.

I made promises to you that I'm not sure I can keep. None of it has anything to do with you. It's just that I don't know what to do now. You must be thinking what a rotten person I am. Well, believe me, I'm thinking the same thing. I don't know how this happened or why. Maybe I can get over it. Do you think you can wait - because I don't want you to stop loving me. I keep remembering us and how it was. I don't want to hurt you ... not ever.

some changes happen deep down inside of you. And the truth is, only you know about them. Maybe that's the way it's supposed to be.

When you ask, did writing change my life? It totally changed my life. It gave me my life.