I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.

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.

Patriotism is a myth conceived by those old rogues to draw us into the infernal game. Let them fight as they will, but we want no part of it.

You know, entertainment is just a curtain at the end of the day.

The financial crisis appears to be mostly behind us, and the economy seems to have stabilized and is expanding again.

A candle throws its light into the darkness, in a nasty world so shines a good deed. Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.

Patience and foresight are the two most important qualities in business

Shia phobia or Sunni phobia...we never hear about this. They murder each other!

Kurt Cobain represents a very legit, realistic outlook. Before that, in my head, to be a white artist was to be privileged.

Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with.

It is an encouraging observation that no good measure was ever proposed which, if duly pursued, failed to prevail in the end.

Barack Obama's failed us. But look, it's understandable. A lot of people fail at their first job.