I think we made out [sexuality changing]. I think that's really great, and we didn't jump into intercourse. And there were no blow jobs.

I do believe that people who write for children are deeply connected to their own childhood.

I kept a diary as a teenager but I never would have shared it with anyone. Still, I think it's very good practice to write things down.

There's no book or play or series or anything that speaks to everyone, because then it wouldn't speak to anyone.

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.

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.

Some characters become your friends for life. That's how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy.