There's no book or play or series or anything that speaks to everyone, because then it wouldn't speak to anyone.

How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives.

Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear.

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.

Believe in yourself and you can achieve greatness in your life.

our finger prints dont fade from the lives we touch

Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.

Librarians save lives by handing the right book at the right time to a kid in need.

We are friends for life. When we’re together the years fall away. Isn’t that what matters? To have someone who can remember with you? To have someone who remembers how far you’ve come?

The truth will make you odd.

Things change…things happen…things you can’t even imagine when you’re young and full of hope.

I live like a woman and I love like a man. If only, you can deal with it.

Darkness might keep flooding in, but I finally had just enough light to find the way back to myself.

So many stars are popping out above us it seems you could almost dip your fingers up there and come out with a handful of stars.

As long as my Duke remains unmarried some of the Great Houses can still hope for alliance.

I think that I am profoundly influenced by writers who have explored loss, and longing, and fear. Those influences have turned me into a thriller writer, essentially.

I had an old typewriter and a big idea.

I'm a very proud Australian, always bragging about our country wherever I am in the world.

No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful or greedy. Unless you let him.

I can't stand light. I hate weather.

This same philosophy is a good horse in the stable, but an arrant jade on a journey.