What did I do? I walked into a drugstore to look for some mints, and then I walked out. What was wrong with that? I didn't kill Mr. Nesbitt.
With my writing, what I want to do is humanize the young people I write about.
I like people who take responsibility for their lives.
You cannot live this life anymore without the ability to read.
Each generation seems to invent its own reasons for war.
And I see the - you know, when I go to the juvenile detention centers and prisons, I see people who can't read now. And I know that when they leave those prisons and those detention centers, they're not going to be able to make it in our society.