I think people who write for kids, we have that ability to go back into our own lives.

A person without curiosity may as well be dead.

My parents gave me that gift of "reading is a good thing." I mean my mother was afraid of everything. But she was never afraid that Judy is reading.

I meet people on the street or at book signings and they tend to treat me as if they know me, as if we're connected. It's great.

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

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

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.