What I remember when I started to write was how I couldn't wait to get up in the morning to get to my characters.

Are you there God? It's me, Margaret.

you can't deny they ever happened. You can't deny you ever loved them, love them still, even if loving them causes you pain

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

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

Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. To experience adventure or to be limited by the fear of it.

Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.