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My goal is to teach readers how to treat and respect themselves and each other in an entertaining way. I do that in all of my books.

My purpose as a writer is to communicate in such a way as to challenge the thinking of readers and touch their hearts.

Books should make somebody look at how they feel, be honest with themselves.

I want to inspire through example. I hope my books motivate others to open doors and windows that will help them to embrace their own truth, light and joy.

I want to write a book that makes people debate, and makes people think, interact with each other and exchange ideas... I write because I'm engaged in this big conversation.

The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship between the reader and the author.

Listen, I wrote 10 unsuccessful books before I broke through, so I'm looking all the time to keep my books fascinating. I want to write what people want to read, not push any message.

I think, in a written novel, the way in which you play with the readers' emotion or the way in which you engage the readers' emotions can be very indirect. You could come at it through irony or comedy, etcetera, and you could capture people's sympathies and feelings kind of by stealth if you like.

I want my readers to feel, to think, sometimes to laugh. But most of all I want them to enjoy a good read.

I want to see children curled up with books, finding an awareness of themselves as they discover other people's thoughts. I want them to make the connection that books are people's stories, that writing is talking on paper, and I want them to write their own stories. I'd like my books to provide that connection for them.