Holly McGhee said I should come to dinner with them. That first dinner, I said something pretty smart-alecky, and Alison [McGhee] laughed really hard at it. It made me happy.

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.

In time, all great masterpieces turn into shameless creatures who laugh at their creators.

Science fiction makes the implausible possible, while science fantasy makes the impossible plausible.

As a legacy, most world leaders leave huge amounts of money to their children and only few leave an honourable surname!

I like smart movies about smart people, and enjoy it when most of the facts are on the table and we can contemplate them together.

Charities must treat donors as if they were shareholders.

My advice to defensive players: Take the shortest route to the ball and arrive in a bad humor.

Why, I'd horse-whip you if I had a horse.

My further advice on your relations to women is based upon that other motto of chivalry, "Serve all, love one."

I made observations for three hours last night, and am almost ill today from fatigue; still I have worked all day, trying to reduce the places, and mean to work hard again tonight.

Every day I turn on my television set and I see Newt Gingrich on television, I rejoice.