For me, that emotional payoff is what it’s all about. I want you to laugh or cry when you read a story...or do both at the same time. I want your heart, in other words. If you want to learn something, go to school.

In the year 2025, the best men don't run for president, they run for their lives. . . .

Optimism is a perfectly legitimate response to failure.

Ka was a wheel; it was also a net from which none ever escaped.

What if I fall?', Tim cried. Maerlyn laughed. 'Sooner or later, we all do.

The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle.

And when there are enough outsiders together in one place, a mystic osmosis takes place and you're inside.