A mistake made with good in your heart is still a mistake, but it is one for which you must forgive yourself.

Why was it that pride and foolishness were so often close companions?

Libraries hold the wisdom of the world and the stories of the ages - available to everyone, free of charge!

I used to sit home with my computer and write. After the Newbery, I probably spend more than half my time on the road.

Each of my books has taken me a different length of time to write - eight months for Seesaw Girl, eight months for Shard, three years for When My Name Was Keoko! The publisher takes another year and a half to work on the book, so altogether each book can take up to three or four years to publish.

My first publication was a haiku in a children's magazine when I was 9 years old. I received one dollar for it! I gave the check to my dad for Christmas, and he framed it and hung it over his desk.

A mistake made with good in your heart is still a mistake, but it is one for which you must forgive yourself.