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.
I'm a people person. I never get tired of watching people, especially young people.
I am certainly a fearful person, but fearless in my writing. So there's that other person inside.
My mother was my greatest fan.
[ Adult novels] was the world of grownups. There was nothing about teenagers.
I was shy, but I stood up in front of the class and I gave my report.I was reporting on books that I didn't want to read. I was inventing books that I didn't want to read.