My Mother Was My Greatest Fan.

I've Never Really Thought In Terms Of Taboos. I Think That Books Can Really Help Parents And Kids Talk Together About Difficult Subjects. I've Always Felt That Way.

Something Will Be Offensive To Someone In Every Book, So You've Got To Fight It.

I Think People Who Write For Kids, We Have That Ability To Go Back Into Our Own Lives.

[ Adult Novels] Was The World Of Grownups. There Was Nothing About Teenagers.

My Mother Was A Cracker Jack Typist. And She Would Come In And Sit At My House And Type The Final Type Script Before I Would Then Send It To The Publisher. And It Was Nice For Us.