Teen readers can see aspects of themselves in the teen authors, which in a way, validates their experiences.

Letting go is the hardest part... but you have to look at it through their eyes and realize the pain you caused them is that same pain you feel now.

There's this incredible pressure, especially on teens, to be perfect, look right, have the right clothes, date the right people, get into the right school, have the right home life, and so on.

Once the initial excitement wears off and it's time to sit down to write, the authors are usually still very eager, but the reality of doing the work can be a little daunting.

I'm a big believer in giving teens a voice and opportunities to share their stories and experiences.

The thing that got me through the worst of my teen years was running and the piano.

Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.

We love to buy books because we believe we're buying the time to read

This doesn't feel right Agres...” Tria whispered “Nonsense!” Agres replied.

Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by fighting back.

You should have had the decency to die when you needed to." “Sorry,” I admitted. “I’ve been going through a bit of a rebellious streak. I swear it’s almost over.

Brains, like cabbages, are beautiful-but in a different way. Cabbage heads are dumb and sterile, whereas brains are personal, intelligent and vibrant.

The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they're not.

I haven't bought any leather articles for a very long time. My ideal is to be able to avoid all animal products, in food as well as clothing.

Whenever your feeling is in conflict with your wish, feeling will be the victor.

I've succeeded as far as I'm concerned - I don't feel that I have any cliffs I could fall over anytime soon.