People in the know say The Giver was the first young adult dystopian novel.

When I create characters, I create a world to inhabit and they begin to feel very real for me. I don't belong in a psych ward, I don't think, but they become very real, like my own family, and then I have to say goodbye, close the door, and work on other things.

Teasing's part of the fun that comes before kissing

I think of every book as a single entity, and some have later gone on to become a series, often at the request of readers.

You will fail. Then they will kill you." - Vandara to Kira, following Kira's trial.

I feel sorry for anyone who is in a place where he feels strange and stupid.

The mind can’t explain it, and you can’t make it go away. It’s called love.