And it was lonely, to yearn, all alone.

Because of fear, they made shelter and found food and grew things. For the same reason, weapons were stored, waiting.

Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps the singing bird will come.

I don't read young adult or children's books, now that my grandchildren are beyond the age of my reading to them. I read reviews, and so I'm aware of what's out there. But I tend not to read the books.

I'm not terribly conversant with children's literature in general. I tend to read books for adults, being an adult.

That's why they call you Seer. You see more than most.

I've always been interested in medicine and was pleased when my brother became a doctor. But after thinking seriously about that field, I realized that what intrigued me was not the science, not the chemistry or biology of medicine, but the narrative - the story of each patient, each illness.