Like when that man was running down Broadway stark naked and we all had to eat in the cafeteria while the police tried to catch him..

I think the idea that in a riddle there are two answers or two doors and that you have to pick the right one is almost sort of delightful to kids who….

I remember in junior high school, which is what we called it, suddenly I was looking at myself, almost through other people's eyes, and thought: how ….

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

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 w….

Pajamas are good for the soul..

But every person has to learn to accept what has happened in the past. Without bitterness. Or there is no point in continuing with life..

Life is really just a bunch of nows, one after the other..

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..

Mom. She always says to look at the big picture. How all of the little things don't matter in the long run. . . I know that Mom is right about the bi….

When something works for you, all you can do is cross your fingers and hope that it will work for someone else..

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

Nice tights," I snorted. Or I tried to snort, anyway. I'm not exactly sure how, though people in books are always doing it..

Beautiful and fresh, Girl Saves Boy is full of the absolute truth-life is complicated. I could not put it down..

Life is a million different dots making one gigantic picture. And maybe the big picture is nice, maybe it's amazing, but if you're standing with your….

Didn't you ever have a father yourself? You don't want him for a reason. You want him because he's your father.' So I figured it's because I never ha….

I think I'm still fed by my childhood experience of reading, even though obviously I'm reading many books now and a lot of them are books for childre….

She's called the secretary, but as far as I can tell she basically runs the school..

I think if you can take something out and it doesn't change the book, it doesn't need to be there..

There's a great temptation to throw things in, as you put it, that you think are neat, or that you have a very clear, specific memory of and think yo….

If I'm afraid of someone on the street, I'll turn to him (it's always a boy) and say, "Excuse me, do you happen to know what time it is?" This is my ….