Okay, You Were Probably Taught There Are

Not Counting Small Steps, I Think Holes Is My Best Book, In Terms Of Plot, And Setting, And The Way The Story Revealed Itself. It Hasn’t Changed My Life, Other Than That I Have More Money Than I Did Before I Wrote It. I’m Still Too Close To Small Steps To Compare It To Holes.

I'm No Good At Describing My Books. 'holes' Has Been Out Now For Seven Years, And I Still Can't Come Up With A Good Answer When Asked What That Book Is About.

A Lot Of People Don't Believe In Curses. A Lot Of People Don't Believe In Yellow-spotted Lizards Either, But If One Bites You, It Doesn't Make A Difference Whether You Believe In It Or Not.

The Best Morals Kids Get From Any Book Is Just The Capacity To Empathize With Other People, To Care About The Characters And Their Feelings. So You Don't Have To Write A Preachy Book To Do That. You Just Have To Make It A Fun Book With Characters They Care About, And They Will Become Better People As A Result.

You're Responsible For Yourself. You Messed Up Your Life, And It's Up To You To Fix It. No One Else Is Going To Do It For You -- For Any Of You.