I'm Lucky That So Many Children Visit

No Place Has Delicatessen Like New York.

Heavy Petting, That Was Fun! That Was Good. And Frankly, You Know I Wish Kids Would Go Back To It. It's Very Satisfying. And It's Not As Scary. So Many Girls, You Know This. I Mean They Are Having What We Call Sex. Right? They're Having Intercourse. They Don't Want To, They Don't Get Anything Out Of It.

My Characters Live Inside My Head For A Long Time Before I Actually Start A Book. They Become So Real To Me, I Talk About Them At The Dinner Table As If They Are Real. Some People Consider This Weird. But My Family Understands.

I'm A Rewriter. That's The Part I Like Best . . . Once I Have A Pile Of Paper To Work With, It's Like Having The Pieces Of A Puzzle. I Just Have To Put The Pieces Together To Make A Picture.

I Do Believe That People Who Write For Children Are Deeply Connected To Their Own Childhood.