There's a Buddhist precept that the only thing you deserve is the chance to do the work, and I've been given the chance to do the work.

I have been loved, Edward told the stars. So? said the stars. What difference does that make when you are all alone now?

I have done quite a few signings at bookstores, libraries and conferences. I have received phone calls and letters from people who liked the book.

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift.

Reading might not be the way that the child engages with the world, but it should be something that they all learn how to do, and that they get to have for themselves, as opposed to somebody telling them what to do and how to do it.

The world is dark, and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story.

The undoing is almost always more difficult than the doing.