I Write Fiction. I Make Things Up,

Wherever My Story Takes Me, However Dark And Difficult The Theme, There Is Always Some Hope And Redemption, Not Because Readers Like Happy Endings, But Because I Am An Optimist At Heart.

Access To Books And The Encouragement Of The Habit Of Reading: These Two Things Are The First And Most Necessary Steps In Education And Librarians, Teachers And Parents All Over The Country Know It. It Is Our Children's Right And It Is Also Our Best Hope And Their Best Hope For The Future.

He Never Reckoned Much To Schooling And That. He Said You Could Learn Most What Was Worth Knowing From Keeping Your Eyes And Ears Peeled. Best Way Of Learning, He Always Said, Was Doing.

I Got Married Young, Far Too Young, But It Is Fine. We Are Still Married 48 Years Later. I Got Married At 19.

We All Know That The Great Memories Of Our Childhood Are The Little Triumphs - It Doesn't Really Matter Whether That Was In Writing, Art, On The Hockey Field Or On The Football Field. It's Something That Makes You Feel - 'i Can Do This Stuff'.