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.

If somebody can act out one of the books as a play, if they can see a play, film, or television show that's related, that can be so stimulating for them. Anything that makes children engage and think - and love what the story is about - can only bring the most enormous rewards.

Can I give them what they think they're going to get from me? That's always the big question.

Steadiness is coming up short 19 times and succeeding the twentieth.

For the last time, you cannot wear that cropped fleece vest

Success is failing nineteen times and soaring the twentieth.

You never feel lonely if you're writing, because you're living with all these characters in your head.