I like to read fiction best and I like to write fiction, too.

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.

Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. To experience adventure or to be limited by the fear of it.

Never give up! And remember, determination is as important as talent.

I love movies, and theater, and kayaking, reading, biking, walking - oh, and dancing. I love to dance!

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]t's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.