Besides, who ever asked you what you wanted in this world, girl? The answer to that question, reader, as you well know, was absolutely no one.

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.

They came out in a dim, damp basement - a generic sort of place, full of moulding boxes. 'You take me to the nicest places, ' Claire said, and sneezed.

President Trump is doing a great job of demonstrating how mean the rich can be to the poor, sick and elderly.

My brother brought home 'At San Quentin' when I was about 7, and we played it over and over again.

No, if there's any ultimate redemption, it would be because I passed though your life without scarring you, and did not diminish who you are.

Nothing great or new can be done without enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is the fly-wheel which carries your saw through the knots in the log.

Whoever uses the spirit that is in him creatively is an artist. To make living itself an art, that is the goal.

Should we really let our people starve so we can pay our debts.

Being clear of clutter is one of the greatest aids I know to discovering and manifesting the life you want.

This world has a secret rule: Those who have to die live, and those who have to live die!

America was built on the can-do spirit and will continue to thrive on the can-do spirit.