[ Adult novels] was the world of grownups. There was nothing about teenagers.

Its all about your determination, I think, as much as anything. There are a lot of people with talent, but its that determination.

It's strange, but when it comes right down to it I never do fall apart--even when I'm sure I will.

I have like two dreams a week that I have to write a paper that I'm late with or that I've gone back to high school and have to do that in addition to my current job.

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.

Concentrate on how good if feels to be alive. No matter what. Just to see the color of the sky, just to smell the air, and feel the wind in your face

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.