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I've always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands on, and when I couldn't get books, I read candy wrappers and labels on cereal and toothpaste boxes.

I loved words. I love to sing them and speak them and even now, I must admit, I have fallen into the joy of writing them.

I've loved reading all my life.

Words played an important part in my growing up. Not only the written word... but words that flew through the air: jokes, riddles, puns.

But to this day - I'm very literate now, I love to read, I read constantly - words don't resonate the way they do to a person with a formal education. They're like a maze, a puzzle that has to be opened up.

I became an author because I love words. I enjoyed playing with them when I was a kid, writing stories and plays, and doing whatever I could think to do with words. I kept my love of them growing up and still love to see what they can do.

Reading has always been the great love of my life.

I've always been in love with language. My favorite book is a dictionary. I have always loved words.

I like writing books. I really love words. I love to read.

I think the reason I'm a writer is because first, I was a reader. I loved to read. I read a lot of adventure stories and mystery books, and I have wonderful memories of my mom reading picture books aloud to me. I learned that words are powerful.