There are so many difficult things and stories can make them palatable. That's the way I have always felt.

I have been loved said Edward to the stars

It seems to be that way with most things. No one to do the really disagreeable jobs except oneself.

There is nothing sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.

I read whatever the publisher sends me.

Love is ridiculous. But love is also wonderful. And powerful. And Despereaux's love for the Princess Pea would prove, in time, to be all of these things: powerful, wonderful, and ridiculous.

We were 15 minutes into it and nothing was happening; I thought, well, that's not going to work. Then all of a sudden everything clicked. I don't know how long it took us, but I would just show up at Alison's [McGhee] office. She would type and we'd just kick it back and forth. Writing is so scary for me, such a lonely endeavor, and it became a wonderful thing to show up and have somebody else go through it with me. It was actually a wonderful experience.