It's not easy being so frightened of everything. And when I think of how much I've improved in the last year, I wonder when I'll ever get finished with making changes and be really grown up.
Paula DanzigerAt age 12, I was put on tranquilizers when I should have gotten help. There was nothing major and awful, I just didn't feel my family was supportive and emotionally generous
Paula DanzigerMistakes are growth, and we learn not to do it again. But it doesn't make you a terrible person. That's important to me.
Paula DanzigerI think my books talk about kids learning to like and respect themselves and each other. You can't write a message book; you just tell the best story you know how to tell
Paula Danziger