And when I'm writing, I write a lot anyway. I might write pages and pages of conversation between characters that don't necessarily end up in the book, or in the story I'm working on, because they're simply my way of getting to know the characters

I write best in the morning, and I can only write for about half a day, that's about it.

Whether or not you find your own way, you're bound to find some way. If you happen to find my way, please return it, as it was lost years ago. I imagine by now it's quite rusty.

People always ask about my influences, and they cite a bunch of people I've never heard of

One of the problems you have when you read with kids is that once they like something they want you to read it a hundred times.

It has been a long trip," said Milo, climbing onto the couch where the princesses sat; "but we would have been here much sooner if I hadn't made so many mistakes. I'm afraid it's all my fault.

Just because you have a choice, it doesn't mean that any of them 'has' to be right.