Life Will Deal Me Many Different Hands,

But Don't Forget Who You Really Are. And I'm Not Talking About Your So-called Real Name. All Names Are Made Up By Someone Else, Even The One Your Parents Gave You. You Know Who You Really Are. When You're Alone At Night, Looking Up At The Stars, Or Maybe Lying In Your Bed In Total Darkness, You Know That Nameless Person Inside You...your Muscles Will Toughen. So Will Your Heart And Soul. That's Necessary For Survival. But Don't Lose Touch With That Person Deep Inside You, Or Else You Won't Really Have Survived At All.

Doesn't Every Kid Want To Dig A Hold To China? Didn't You? What About Chinese Children?

When Anything Bad Happens To Me Or Someone I Know, I Always Know Who To Blame. My No-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.

Part Of Me Becomes The Characters I'm Writing About. I Think Readers Feel Like They Are There, The Way I Am, As A Result.

Life Is Like Crossing A River. If You Take A Huge Step-aim For Too Bigger Dreams-then The Current Will Knock You Off Your Feet And Carry You Away. The Way To Do It Is Small Steps, You Will Take Hold Of Life. You Will Get There In The End.