“It never occurred to me that there were so many wonderful photos that had been orphaned and were out there in the world, waiting to be found. Over time, I found a lot of very strange picture...”

“Teenagers are extremely smart, and if they think for even a second that an author is 'writing down' to them, or mimicking their voice poorly, or condescending to them in any way, they will t...”

“For a 12-year-old with a hyperactive imagination who liked to dream of dreary gothic castles, suburban Florida felt a little stifling.”

“Strange, I thought, how you can be living your dreams and your nightmares at the very same time.”

“A song and a smile from someone I cared about could be enough to distract me from all that darkness, if only for a little while.”