Doesn't every kid want to dig a hold to China? Didn't you? What about Chinese children?

Life is like crossing a river. If you take a huge step-aim for too bigger dreams-then the current will knock you off your feet and carry you away. The way to do it is small steps, you will take hold of life. You will get there in the end.

When I write a novel, every word is mine. I welcome suggestions from my editor, but in the end, I make all the final decisions.

An idea doesn't die," said Trapp. "It exists somewhere, in its own dimension, waiting to be perceived.

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

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.

I never think of an entire book at once. I always just start with a very small idea. In 'Holes,' I just began with the setting; a juvenile correctional facility located in the Texas desert. Then I slowly make up the story, and rewrite it several times, and each time I rewrite it, I get new ideas, and change the old ideas around.