“I found that I was much more interested in writing and that I didn't like the illustrating at all. I had always been the hardest on myself when I drew and painted. I am not hard on myself wh...”

“It feels presumptuous to think of writing for adults.”

“'EIla Enchanted' began in a marvelous writing course at New York City's The New School.”

“He put his hand on my waist, and my heart began to pound, a rougher rhythm than the music. I held my skirt. Our free hands met. His felt warm and comforting and unsettling and bewildering--a...”