I like playing around with the words; I love it when I feel like I've picked the exact right word to describe whatever it is I'm trying to describe

bitter is a bad way to live!

I think I learned a lot from reading in general - even from reading badly written books.

The sudden silence is horrifying, and it seems to catch my mother off guard. A tiny whimper escapes her, the sound amplified in the stillness. Surely, my father hears her now; surely he and I can't go on pretending she isn't crying.

I like the fact that kids are willing to be imaginative and go along with me when I'm telling strange tales.

I loved to read when I was a kid, and as soon as I realized that an actual person got to make up the books I loved so much, I decided that that was the job for me.

There's hope around the corner.