We all have our muses. My grandmother and my mother are the people I write for. I'll never have to worry about who buys my work, or who likes it, and who doesn't. The people who I want to be proud of me already are.

Libraries...house our dreams.

Violence is like money in the bank; it's only helpful if you don't have to use it.

One stands, in fact, in awe of the Constitution of the United States, though it is an idea and not quite a reality.

[My] Books are like puppies and children: you love each one for different reasons. I don't actually have a favorite because, if I were honest, I'm always more excited about what is coming.

If I can't do what I want to do, then my job is to not do what I want to do. It's not the same thing, but it's the best thing I can do.

Show me someone not full of herself and I'll show you a hungry person.