Alma had been falling in love with a crazy terrier that thought “stay” mean to take off like a rocket. Gaby knew he’d already taken off with Alma’s heart.

Animales depend on us to take care of them.

Such a nice ring…Dead Furry Friends Animal Shelter…so warm and comforting.

We all know that scientific words need an obscure classical origin to make them sound impressvie to those who wouldn't know an idiopathic craniofacial erythema if it hit them in the face.

Instead of writing backwards over what had happened, giving structure and meaning to his story, he wrote forwards, slipping into troubling futures.

You MUST do what you love. Sometimes your passion will be the only thing that keeps you motivated.

No thanks…Dodo, was it? I don’t know if I can watch you have performance problems twice in ten days.

Secrets are dangerous.” Gottfried Baumauer.

Read obsessively. It will make you a better human and a better writer.

Becoming a YA author was actually a very lucky accident. When I wrote the Queen of Everything, I thought it was a book for adults.

Black musicians were either trying to be American or trying to play down their Caribbean roots.

Publicity, publicity, PUBLICITY is the greatest moral factor and force in our public life.

Magic has five championships. I have five championships. I'm pretty sure we both know what we're doing.