The real heroes are the librarians and teachers who at no small risk to themselves refuse to lie down and play dead for censors.

Withholding information is the essence of tyranny. Control of the flow of information is the tool of the dictatorship.

Most of all, I love being a storyteller. And yes, I want to make a good living, but I'm not always driven by the best commercial sense.

Every book is like starting over again. I've written books every way possible - from using tight outlines to writing from the seat of my pants. Both ways work.

Luster, bring me home.

When I go into schools to speak, I am not giving a speech - it's really a one-man show. I call it 'didactic standup.'