I Was Shy, But I Stood Up

I Always Had Stories Inside My Head And One Day I Just Decided To Start Writing Them Down. I Didn't Actually Decide.

You've Never Been In Love," She Said. "you Don't Understand." "if Being In Love Means Giving Up Your Freedom, Not To Mention Your Opportunities," Caitlin Said, "then I Haven't Missed Anything.

[i]t's Not Just The Books Under Fire Now That Worry Me. It Is The Books That Will Never Be Written. The Books That Will Never Be Read. And All Due To The Fear Of Censorship. As Always, Young Readers Will Be The Real Losers.

When You Ask, Did Writing Change My Life? It Totally Changed My Life. It Gave Me My Life.

It Didn't Happen In The 70s. So I Had A Whole Decade When I Was Writing These Books And Maybe There Was A Little Bit Here Or There But There Was No Big Effort To Ban Books.