I had no real idea I was going to become a writer. It was just a game for me. I just liked pretending, daydreaming and imagining.

Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.

I don't want to sound too Oprah-ish or anything like that, but I really believe that if you have the power to imagine particular things, you have the ability to transform them.

I liked the idea of being a writer more than I liked the idea of writing.

I just liked the idea of being engaged.

I had no idea what I was going to do when they threw me out of school.