You Have Only One Life, Make The

I Never Think Of An Entire Book At Once. I Always Just Start With A Very Small Idea. In 'holes,' I Just Began With The Setting; A Juvenile Correctional Facility Located In The Texas Desert. Then I Slowly Make Up The Story, And Rewrite It Several Times, And Each Time I Rewrite It, I Get New Ideas, And Change The Old Ideas Around.

Not Everyone Is As Nice As Us.

The Media Tends To Portray The Teenage World As One Where Drinking And Sex Is Taken For Granted. In Fact, I Think Most Teenagers Don't Drink, Are Unsure Of Themselves, And Feel Awkward Around Members Of The Opposite Sex.

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.

He Could Hardly Lift His Spoon During Breakfast, And Then He Was Out On The Lake, His Spoon Soon Replaced By A Shovel.