A friend of mine said Winn-Dixie is the way that people want the world to be and Tiger Rising is the way that it is.

I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults.

There ain't no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.

Once upon a time," he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, the most powerful words that he knew and just the saying of them comforted him.

There is nothing sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.

When we read together, we connect. Together, we see the world. Together, we see one another.

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift.

The undoing is almost always more difficult than the doing.

You must be filled with expectancy. You must be awash in hope. You must wonder who will love you, whom you will love next.

It is important that you say what you mean to say. Time is too short. You must speak the words that matter.

The world is dark, and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story.

Grace means that God steps into the lives of particular individuals with the purpose and effect of saving them. He needs no permission to do this, nor is He under any obligation to do so.

Don't ever mistake silence for ignorance, when it is obviously stupidity

Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money.

Educators are spiritual beings—we are on earth to make a difference.

The tongue can no man tame it is an unruly evil.

What did it avail to pray when he knew his soul lusted after its own destruction?

And one more thing...You will never again refer to him as 'Hazara boy' in my presence. He has a name and it's Sohrab.

Our economy isn't going to recover until the housing market finds its footing.

We are Italian. We are all little tribes - not only in fashion, but also in music - in everything, basically.

In software, the chain isn't as strong as its weakest link; it's as weak as all the weak links multiplied together.