I don't feel like it's something I invented myself, rather something I absorbed and continue to do.

I generally have an idea where I want to go, but I don't know how I'm going to get there.

One of my favorite moments in that book [As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth] was when something happened that I had no idea was going to happen.

We had a dog, Lucky, who was fourteen years old. For the last year of his life, I would take him on these walks that were long but didn't cover much distance.

I'm German, after all.

I'm heavily influenced by Edward Ardizzone, how he has people talking in little speech bubbles. I love those. And also Edward Gorey. Those are two of my favorite people.

I love that when you're writing your mind is sort of figuring things out on its own, without you directing it.