I Love To Scare The Already Terrified

Facebook And Twitter And These Other Social Sites Bring Every, I Mean, 140 Characters. I Mean, I'm On Twitter And I Have Fun. But I Don't Think Anybody Learns Anything About Me As A Person.

Only In Rock Music And The Literary World You See So Many Ugly White Guys With Beautiful Women. That Says A Lot About The Women, Their Character. They're Attracted To More Than Surface.

Every Movie Is A Road Movie. Every Novel Is A Mystery. Every Tortilla Chip Is Sacred.

My Father Is An Amazing Man.

I Write Books For Teenagers Because I Vividly Remember What It Felt Like To Be A Teen Facing Everyday And Epic Dangers. I Don't Write To Protect Them. It's Far Too Late For That. I Write To Give Them Weapons-in The Form Of Words And Ideas-that Will Help Them Fight Their Monsters. I Write In Blood Because I Remember What It Felt Like To Bleed.