Some of it just involved thinking about, for example, the different kinds of science, what chemistry is.

I knew what infinity was. Being a previous art student, I knew about some art concepts.

A long time ago, I had an idea to make a book for preschoolers who had older siblings who were going to school.

I [drinking coffee] for about an hour, I get dressed and go down in my studio, and that's a different kind of working.

I know I'm still young and there's a lot of time for things to happen, but sometimes I think there is something about me that's wrong, that I'm not the kind of person anyone can fall in love with, and that I'll always just be alone.

It's one of my favorite times of day. I'll have an array of notes, things that I want to think about. Something will start to take shape, and I'll play around with it. It's not usually an intense time. It's sort of a playful time. But it's when some really good thoughts arise.

I don't want to make myself sound that spontaneous, because I'm not.