The trick is to get people to read anything, to engender the love of reading. Once you can read, you can teach yourself anything. Librarians are key, I think. They hold the power to empower.

I love Christmas! I'm not religious, but I love the trappings of the season. I love the decorations, and the music, and Santa, and the festive food, and the cinnamon- and vanilla-infused aromas.

Actually, the first thing I do is choose the antique that will be featured in each book. I try to find unusual objects with great stories. I am fascinated by the stories.

I encourage people to read by encouraging them to read whatever they want.

While the cast of characters stays the same, I always try to add in new information so readers get to know the people they care about better with each story.

While I hear from readers all the time that they love learning new things, I never want to do an "info-dump." Boring! I try to include enticing details and skip all the rest.

It is not true that everyone is special. It is true that everyone was once special and still possesses the ability to recover it.

Only love can be shared endlessly and still your heart will always remain full.

The worst pain I had to face is the fight with myself. I'm unsure who to rout for, because they both want what’s best for me.

But sometimes to keep Evil from getting in, you have to let Good out.

People seldom change. Only their masks do. It is only our perception of them and the perception they have of themselves that actually change.

Living exclusively in the land of the head or the heart will always be a limiting, limited experience. The most successful among us have dual citizenship.

When you are instructed by affliction, you can become a comforter to the afflicted.

Protect the ocean and you protect yourself.

I'm so much more famous than I am financially successful. I mean, I live in a three-room apartment. I mostly make free videos on my couch. But I am fine.