I cannot outline. I do not know what the next thing is going to happen in the book until it comes out of my fingers.

To me, family is everything. I want children to realize how important their families are and what a support system a family is.

Revision is the heart of writing. Every page I do is done over seven or eight times.

Drawing is what you see of the world, truly see...And sometimes what you see is so deep in your head you're not even sure of what you're seeing. But when it's down there on paper, and you look at it, really look, you'll see the way things are...that's the world, isn't it? You have to keep looking to find the truth.

Do you all have a living room floor or a bedroom floor? Then you can write a book.

The reasons kids get into trouble in one way or another is because - Who ever told them they were special?

Outside of family, writing is essential. To me, it's like breathing.