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There's so much grey to every story - nothing is so black and white.

In a culture defined by shades of gray, I think the absolute black and white choices in dark young adult novels are incredibly satisfying for readers.

I always crave to see more stories about and by people of color, particularly new work by young black writers.

As a very young writer - kindergarten through about fifth grade - I most often wrote about black characters. My very early stories were science fiction and fantasy, with kids stowing away on spaceships and a girl named Tilly who was trying to get into the 'Guinness Book of World Records.'

I have a bee in my bonnet as to how few black historical figures one sees on film; incredible stories, stories from which we are living the legacy and which just don't get made.

I think there's only one interesting story... and that's struggle.

Stories hold conflict and contrast, highs and lows, life and death, and the human struggle and all kinds of things.

There are infinite shades of grey. Writing often appears so black and white.

Granted there are only seven stories in the universe. And I agree with that. But give me a great variation of those stories. And literate.