It's insane to be a writer and not be a reader. When I'm writing I'm more likely to be reading four or five books at once, just in bits and pieces rather than subjecting myself to a really brilliant book and thinking, "Well what's the point of me writing anything?" I'm more likely to read a book through when I take a break from writing.

If you ever write a book, I can only give you one piece of advice. Don't let your parents get involved.

Maybe one morning I’ll wake up and step outside of myself to look back at the old me lying dead among the sheets.

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

He does something to me, that boy. Every time. It’s his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry.

..As always, she was carrying the washing. Rudy was carrying two buckets of cold water, or as he put it, two buckets of future ice.

Summer came. For the books thief, everything was going nicely. For me, the sky was the color of Jews.