When I was twelve. And I was going through my parents' bookshelves, I found the most wonderful books and plenty of. Within those wonderful books that were real turn-on's. At 12 or 13, books were such turn-ons.

Ideas come from everywhere - they come from what you see and hear and imagine.

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

The child from 9 to 12 interests me very much. And so, those were the years that I like to write about, when I'm writing.

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

When I'm writing a book, you can't think about your audience. You're going to be in big trouble if you think about it. You're got to write from deep inside.

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.