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.

We must ask ourselves these questions as often as we dare. How will the world change if we do not question it?

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

I work full-time in a used bookstore. I get up. I drink a cup of coffee. I think, The last thing I want to do is write. Then I go to the computer and write.

Normally, Edward would have found intrusive, clingy behavior of this sort very annoying, but there was something about Sarah Ruth. He wanted to take care of her. He wanted to protect her. He wanted to do more for her. (page 135)

What was it like...to have someone who knew you would always return and who welcomed you with open arms?

Most of my books begin with an image or a voice - one small thing - and I don't know what it is going to become.