I just want to write someone’s favorite book

You cannot be afraid, Read the book. Smile at it. It's a great book-the greatest book you've ever read.

Personally, I like a chocolate-colored sky, dark, dark chocolate.

I like to tell students, 'I didn't burst on to the literary scene.' I'm never good at things at the beginning. I was terrible at the start. I need to work and work.

an expression of surprise falls from her face, though she's trying to keep it. it breaks off and she seems to catch it and fidget with it in her hands.

Do we spend most of our days trying to remember or to forget? Do we spend most of our time running towards or away from our lives?

An eleven-year-old girl is many things, but she is not stupid.