I've never really thought in terms of taboos. I think that books can really help parents and kids talk together about difficult subjects. I've always felt that way.

If all you leave in the library is books that you think speak to everyone, what are you going to have? You'd have nothing.

Another thing all writers have in common is we're all observers. We pay attention to detail.

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

I'm really quite bad at coming up with plot ideas. I like to create characters and just see what will happen to them when I let them loose!

Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear.

When I'm writing a book, you can't think about your audience. You're going to be in big trouble if you think about it. You're got to write from deep inside.