So this is always the key: you have to write the book you love, the book that's alive in your heart. That's the one you have to write.

Everybody dies; that's a fact. Sometimes it blindsides people. Sometimes people get a glimpse of the big picture and decide to cheat.

If it's possible to send a message from heaven, I'll get one to you.

When you're up against a superior enemy, sometimes it's okay to just bow out gracefully

I am very privileged and honored when someone chooses to read a book, especially a book of mine.

By using novels, I show ordinary kids confronting and overcoming great odds.

You know not every book has to have a happy ending, but it has to have a satisfying ending.