How do you write for children? I really have never figured that out. So I decided to just ignore it

We're supposed to be civilized. We're supposed to go to work every day. We're supposed to be nice to our friends and send Christmas cards to our parents.

I grew up in a house that was in a constant state of mourning.

I never set out to write books for children. I don't have a feeling that I'm gonna save children or my life is devoted.

A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful.

My father belonged to a Jewish social club.

It was a very difficult time. I was working on [umble-Ardy] when my partner and friend was dying of cancer. We set up a room in the house to be like a hospital room. Eugene died, and then I had bypass surgery. I was doing the book to stay sane while all this was going on.