Fact and fiction are different truths.

I have great respect for children. And I have great respect for their ability as writers.

Im working on a bunch of things with my daughter Emily. In some ways, shes a smarter and better editor than I am.

I love to talk to children about making mistakes. Its important that I tell them about how I dont get it right the first time. We live in such a perfectionist society, and they see so many finished products and polished performances.

All the world can be found in poetry. All you need to see and hear. All the moments, good and bad, joyous and sad.

You should know that there are some things for which there are no answers, no matter how beautiful the words may be.

Life is made up of circles ... Life is not a straight line ... And sometimes we circle back to a past time. But we are not the same. We are changed forever.