I Wanted To Be A Ballerina. I

I Had A Very Wise Mother. She Always Kept Books That Were My Grade Level In Our House.

As A Child, I Disliked Books In Which Children Learned To Be 'better' Children.

Writers Are Good At Plucking Out What They Need Here And There.

She Means Well, But She Always Manages To Do The Wrong Thing. She Has A Real Talent For It.

I Didn't Start Out Writing To Give Children Hope, But I'm Glad Some Of Them Found It.