I admit that for me love goes deeper than the struggle, or maybe what I mean is, love is the deeper struggle.

It doesn't make any sense. If the SIM are policemen, secret or not, shouldn't we trust them instead of being afraid of them?

A novel is not, after all, a historical document, but a way to travel through the human heart.

Don't plan it all. Let life surprise you a little.

I think it is important to know how to teach new material to help young people grow and learn.

Everyone needs a strong sense of self. It is our base of operations for everything that we do in life.

It's always gratifying to hear from a passionate reader, and as a longtime educator, I'm especially pleased and heartened when that reader is a young student who is inspired to write me and let me know that my book has helped him or her find her way.