He was a squirrel. Could he be a superhero, too?

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.

The Supreme Cult never leaves a man. It never gets destroyed or evaporated. It is God’s grace and it is sure to bear fruit in its own time.

Probably 90 percent of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness.

Uggs can be as chic as heels for women.

I love the healthy exchange of information.

I've learned over the years that it doesn't matter where you pitch in the rotation. For me, preparation is everything.

Virtues are dangerous as vices insofar as they are allowed to rule over one as authorities and not as qualities one develops oneself.

Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle... Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war.

I think one thing I've learned, as dorky and obvious as this sounds: People who like cool books are usually really cool people.

A man is not obliged honestly to answer a question which should not properly be put.

We need to take a whole UK perspective on this [Brexit]. The Mayor of London has got a role in those kinds of discussions.