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By the time I was in my teens, I was reading science fiction. I had this maternal uncle who had cartons of books. It's important to read because you have to fill your head with words.

I read a whole lot as a child, and, of course, I still read children's books.

I read everything and anything. I love books.

Books seem so much more - much more sacred to me, and more important and essential, than they were when I was young.

Honestly, so much of my book is about the best things in my life have happened since I'm 40.

I don't want to ever write a book that seems like it's pandering to younger people or talking down to people who I know are very smart.

I loved to read when I was a kid, and as soon as I realized that an actual person got to make up the books I loved so much, I decided that that was the job for me.

I wasn't a smart kid and I still don't think I'm too smart when it comes to book smart, but I was very good with what I knew and with my craft and I think that was my calling in life. But even today I never went to college.

I'm not as well read as I was when I was younger - I just devoured books.