A friend of mine said Winn-Dixie is the way that people want the world to be and Tiger Rising is the way that it is.

I love words; I love the way they sound. Once I've worked on everything else, the last drafts of my books come down to how they sound.

You are down there alone, the stars seemed to say to him. And we are up here, in our constellations, together.

I've been recognized in airports lots of places, but mostly getting recognized is at home.

If the world held magic powerful enough to make the elephant appear, then there must exist, too, magic in equal measure, magic powerful enough to undo what had been done.

Open your heart. Someone will come. Someone will come for you. But first you must open your heart. (Old Doll)

Reader, you may ask this queston. In fact, you must ask this question. Is it ridiculous for a very small, sickly, big-eared mouse to fall in love with a beautiful princess named Pea? The answer is... Yes. Of course it's ridiculous. Love is ridiculous. But love is also wonderful. And powerful.