"Everything that has happened to me has been amazing and surprising."

"I'm obsessed with radio. It's a good start to Sunday morning."

"I started writing when I was 9 years old. I was like this weird kid who would just stay in my room, typing little funny magazines and drawing comic strips."

"It's hard for children's authors to be accepted when they try to write adult books. J.K. Rowling is the exception because people are so eager to read anything by her, but it took Judy Blume three or four tries before she had a success."

"Always do your best."

"To question with sincerity is the first step toward dismantling dogma. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"If you hang around long enough to show these people what you can do, you have a chance in this acting business."

"To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth."