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 be….

The truth is that I think that most people, and most people in this book, 'Goodbye, Stranger', are really doing their best but they're stumbling all ….

Many of the books on my list are, in my opinion, amazing. Some I didn't like. But I give them all five stars, because stars make people - including m….

Well, it's simple to love someone," she said. "But it's hard to know when you need to say it out loud..

Trying to forget really doesn't work. In fact, it's pretty much the same as remembering. But I tried to forget anyway, and to ignore the fact that I ….

Mom's always telling me to smile and hoping I'll turn into a smiley person, which, to be honest, is kind of annoying..

I still think about the letter you asked me to write. It nags at me, even though you're gone and there's no one to give it to anymore. Sometimes I wo….

I think that's why I wanted to write about seventh grade. I'd say seventh grade is a time when kids are really exploring a lot and becoming aware of ….

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

I'm an old man, and she's gone now. So don't worry, okay?.

I never write with any kind of message, and I don't think that this book, 'Goodbye, Stranger' has a message in the capital M form of the word but I d….

Sometimes you never feel meaner than the moment you stop being mean. It's like how turning on a light makes you realize how dark the room had gotten.….

For me one of the most important things is not feeling like you have to protect yourself if you're with a real friend..

If you took every tear cried by everyone on earth on one single day and put them in a container, how big would that container need to be? Could you f….

I feel lucky that I read so many books as a kid because I know that no matter how much I appreciate a book now, and I can love a book very much, it's….

I don't know whether I could visit a new neighborhood now and have a kid's set of observations about a place. I no longer can really think like a chi….

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

I like to talk about weirdness. We all have strange thoughts and ideas, and when you really trust someone you can express them. And they can express ….

I love a book that makes me ask questions about what I think or how I see the world or how I feel, so I hope that 'Goodbye, Stranger' is that kind of….