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I have to often read the same sentence over and over before I understand it. And I have to convince myself that what I'm reading is so enjoyable and so exciting and so good for me that it's worth the effort.

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

I read and enjoy just about anything I can get my hands on.

One of the reasons why I don't write the same kind of book again and again is that I get bored very easily, so I like to make things interesting for myself.

I was enjoying myself writing, because I don't know what's going to happen when I take a ride around that corner. You don't know at all what you're going to find there. That can be thrilling when you read a book, especially when you're a kid and you're reading stories.

I feel like if you read something, and it makes you so curious about a topic that you then go read something else, that's exciting.

Make it simple. Make it memorable. Make it inviting to look at. Make it fun to read.

What I want is to try and get across the idea that reading for pleasure is so beneficial. And turn children on who have maybe been switched off reading or never found a love of it in the first place.

The more I like a book, the more slowly I read. this spontaneous talking back to a book is one of the things that makes reading so valuable.