Writing Is Seeing. It Is Paying Attention.

I'm Predisposed To Think That As A People, We're Hardwired To Understand Things Through The Telling Of Stories. I Think That As Human Beings It's Part Of Who We Are.

The Only Control You Have Over A Movie Is Whether Or Not You Decide To Sell The Rights.

I Think That That's Part Of How People Have Responded To The Tiger Rising. It's What I Call My Dark Child. It's Gotten Sandwiched In Between Two Overachieving, Tap-dance-performing Kids - Winn-dixie And Despereaux.

I Have A Bachelor Of Arts In English, Which Means I Had A Lot Of Formal Training In Reading.

Anybody Who Puts A Book Into Someone Else's Hands Inspires Me - Teachers, Librarians, Booksellers, Parents.