I love teaching; I love little kids.

She looked at her hand: Just some hand, holding a cheap pen. Some girls’ hand. She had nothing to do with that hand. Let that hand do whatever it wanted to.

You could say that all of life is a series of last chances.

People can be unimaginably foolish...and they can be unimaginably grand, at times.

I have the feeling that I know who I am, only I'm not anymore.

Rebellion is necessary for development of character.

You must not let yourself become too respectable. Keep yourself a little wild. What is life for, if not for the living of it?

She couldn’t get any farther away inside from her skin. She couldn’t get away.

All I wanted to do was read, to be told stories. Stories were full of excitement and emotions and characters that entertained and often inspired.

Even the bad books I write are satisfying. I'm my least critical reader.

I do have trouble starting books. I have ideas that I have trouble starting to write. But I'm the kind of person who tends to finish everything she starts out of sheer stubbornness.

One piece of wisdom a writer quickly learns ~ typos keep you humble.

I don't know of any government leaders that are killers.

Every kiss is a kiss you can never get back.

All programming is maintenance programming, because you are rarely writing original code.

1/r^2 has a nasty singularity at r=0, but it did not bother Newton-the Moon is far enough.

A woman's gifts will make room for her.

I played Little League and in high school. I played more over the years whenever there was a pick-up game... usually softball.

We'll therefore relish with content, Whate'er kind providence has sent, Nor aim beyond our pow'r; For, if our stock be very small, 'Tis prudent to enjoy it all, Nor lose the present hour.

People feel like they know you when you're in their living room, weekly, for five years. But I always get uncomfortable when people know more about me than I know about them.

For honesty coupled to beauty, is to have honey a sauce to sugar.