“Many things can cause us to worry, but a kind word or deed can do wonders. Sometimes that's all we need to feel better.”

“I like that there's no love as fierce as the love you feel for your family that there's no one you feel more protective of than the very same people who can drive you crazy. ”

“Our job as friends, mentors, parents, and writing coaches is not to write anyone's college essay. That's cheating. Plus, it sends a discouraging message to the teenager that he or she can't be trus...”

“I want to give kids that fall-off-the-bed-laughing feeling. Either that, or the sixth-grade feeling that life is hard - sometimes unbearably hard - and it is ultimately about death. But in the mean...”

“Writing for children isn't easy. Kids will abandon a story that doesn't interest, enchant, delight, thrill, or terrify them. But when you can find a way into a young reader's imagination through so...”

“I like working on stories where I can explore the darker corners of childhood without illustrations but with humor.”

“Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”

“She picked up the book and then walked back past him into the tent, but as she did so, she brushed the top of his head lightly with her hand. He closed his eyes at her touch, and hated himself for ...”

“Hermione turned and beamed at Harry; her eyes, too, were full of tears.then I declare you bonded for life.”