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

I was Little Miss Perfect. That's where all the secrets come in, because you know damn well you are not perfect, but you think your parents want you to be. And so you pretend.

Do not tell me what to do and do not tell me what I can't do.

I don't really know exactly how it happened but I don't like the idea that I would ever have said I'm going to write about racism or puberty or bullying.

hi I hope u want to be my friends

I kept a diary as a teenager but I never would have shared it with anyone. Still, I think it's very good practice to write things down.

I hate first drafts, and it never gets easier. People always wonder what kind of superhero power they'd like to have. I wanted the ability for someone to just open up my brain and take out the entire first draft and lay it down in front of me so I can just focus on the second, third and fourth drafts.