Allow me to congratulate you on your very astute powers of observation.

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.

Il est ce qui échappe à l'activité des hommes, à la reconsidération et à la correction de leur œuvre.

The light within us dances when we smile.

Michelin Star? I’d rather chew a French rubber tyre.

My mom allowed me to take an old burlap bag and fill it with moss, corn stalks and rocks, then hang it from a tree and spend an hour a day punching my heavy bag.

Excuse my absolute freedom. I refuse to make a distinction between any of the moments of myself.

The nonfiction novel or literary memoir as authored by women is usually given a much harder time in mainstream criticism.

Deconstruction glorifies the critic, humiliates the author, and makes the reader wonder why he bothered.

Just real. I want to have the freedom to do whatever I want. And more importantly, I want to have the freedom to bring everyone else along with me.

The greatest deterrent to giving is the illusion that this earth is our home.

Science is practical philosophy.