If you were to be lost in the river, Jonas, your memories would not be lost with you. Memories are forever.

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.

The life where nothing was ever unexpected. Or inconvenient. Or unusual. The life without colour, pain or past.

He was free to enjoy the breathless glee that overwhelmed him: the speed, the clear cold air, the total silence, the feeling of balance and excitement and peace.

Take pride in your pain; you are stronger than those who have none

There is something about that moment, when literature becomes accessible, and a door of the world opens.

I don't for one second think about the possibility of censorship when I am writing a new book. I know I am a person who cares about kids and who cares about truth and I am guided by my own instincts, and trust them.