Einstein says common sense is just habit of thought. It's how we're used to thinking about things, but a lot of the time it just gets in the way.

Boredom is what happens to people who have no control over their minds.

When you trust your readers, you're hoping they will see what you see. Not every book is for every person.

The writing process is not just putting down one page after another-it's a lot of writing and then rewriting, restructuring the story, changing the way things come together.

I don't know. I just feel stuck, like I'm afraid to take any steps, in case they're the wrong ones.

Sometimes you never feel meaner than the moment you stop being mean.

I feel like there are stages in many, many people's childhoods when you don't have one good friend. It can happen a lot in sixth and seventh grade because that's when things are changing so quickly. It's like a desperate dash for some kind of acceptable identity, and it can get ugly.