Love!' said the princess. She stamped her foot. 'Why must everyone always speak of love?

If there is anything that I think I might use later, I underline it.

So many miracles have not yet happened.

I feel like I've been blessed. I see the world through stories.

I always go to the Agriculture Building, where they make apple cider popsicles for a dollar.

While we were working, we were writing about a tall girl and a short girl, which we thought was funny, because Alison's [McGhee] tall and I'm short.

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.