I thought [books ban] was crazy. Really my thoughts were "This is America, we don't do this here" but of course I know a lot better now. And I wasn't the only one. Norma Klein was writing at the same time. Her books were going. So many of us. When you say to me, no you can't do this I say, oh yes I can.

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

My mother was my greatest fan.

I thought [books ban] was crazy. Really my thoughts were "This is America, we don't do this here" but of course I know a lot better now. And I wasn't the only one. Norma Klein was writing at the same time. Her books were going. So many of us. When you say to me, no you can't do this I say, oh yes I can.

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

I always had stories inside my head and one day I just decided to start writing them down. I didn't actually decide.

I wasn't interested in the kinds of books that I thought I should be reading.