Of course, you can say it backwards, which is dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirupus, but that's going a bit too far, don't you think?

For me, singing was always about the lyrics. I'm hopeless at singing songs that don't have a core.

The anateur works until they get something right. The professional works until they can't go wrong.

The world is full of magical places, and the library has always been one of them for me. A library can be that special place for our children.

I have been called a nun with a switchblade where my privacy is concerned. I think there's a point where one says, that's for family, that's for me.

In a way I do hate the process of writing. It's like learning a role where you never think you're going to be able to conquer it when you start and it just takes enough focus and narrowing and getting enthusiastic and not losing it and so on. It's never good enough, but you aim for something and you hope it comes somewhat close. But it is a pleasure once you have written it.

Books make great gifts because they're everybody's favorite things.