I love visiting new places but am not overly fond of the travel to get to them.

I think if you find your passion and you go with it you are rewarded.

Remember picture books are the closest form of writing to a poem. Even though they don't have to rhyme, they must be poetic. They must be written so the worst actress can read with comfort and expression.

I've always been a bookworm. As I mentioned, I moved around a lot, and one of the problems with being the new kid is it takes a while to make new friends. But I always had my books.

Why couldn't I be more like other girls my age? Take Mrs. Brown's niece. She spent every waking hour sizing up this beau or that, stitching tea towels and petticoats and putting aside a little each month for a set of Spode Buttercup dishes.

Life was like a batch of biscuits without the baking powder: flat, flat, flat.

It seems the misfortune of one can plow a deeper furrow in the heart than the misfortune of millions.