"It is one thing to be non-violent in peace, and another to be non-violent in the face of violence."

"Writing for children is murder. A chapter has to be boiled down to a paragraph. Every word has to count."

"Only the absolutely determined people succeed."

"A person who is knowingly bent on bad behavior, gets upset when better behavior is expected of them."

"May we continue to remember not to judge man by the color of his skin, but the content of his character."

"If I were invited to a dinner party with my characters, I wouldn't show up."