You need a reason to be sad. You don't need a reason to be happy.

The media tends to portray the teenage world as one where drinking and sex is taken for granted. In fact, I think most teenagers don't drink, are unsure of themselves, and feel awkward around members of the opposite sex.

Each beat told him he was still alive, at least for one more second.

My parents played bridge, and I remember being fascinated watching them. I sometimes got a chance to sit in on a hand, which I loved. But then I didn't actually play on my own for about 30 years.

It's – I write the books and let the market find who reads it. I guess a young adult is anywhere from ten to fifteen.

You need a reason to be sad. You don't need a reason to be happy.

I may have ruined my life, but at least I got to eat some really good Chinese food.