I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay.

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.

He who lives in love enjoys life.

Design must seduce, shape, and perhaps more importantly, evoke an emotional response.

It seems like there's never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.

I never not wanted to become an actress.

We learn how to kiss, or to drink, talk to our buddies-all the things that you can't really teach in social studies or history-we all learn them at the movies.

Notice this rent in my garment; I am at a loss to explain its presence! I am even more puzzled by the existence of the universe.

I think more important than law is the hearts of people.

I'm sensitive about my image of being hard to reach.

I really enjoy travelling around the world. I get to meet some extraordinary people.

The lessons of their early youth regulated the conduct of their riper years.