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

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

Sometimes poetry--words--give us a small, lovely look at ourselves. And sometimes that is enough.

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.

My greatest fear is being somewhere without a book.

Fact and fiction are different truths.