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I remember as a little kid, I would always feel comfortable if the light in the crack of my parents' door was on at night. When it went off, that meant they were asleep. Then that terror and the fear of being by myself started to creep in.

I was afraid of the dark until I was, like, 15 and slept with a nightlight.

I'm embarrassed to admit that I'm still scared of the dark. I have to have a light on all night. It's completely irrational, and my son is the same. I just hate the dark.

Kids always act up the most before they go to sleep.

Children like being a little scared, but they don't want to be disturbed.

Kids love to be scared; we all do. But there's a difference between leaving them hanging out there, with their fears, and then bringing them safely home. Kids love it when someone like them stands up against real evil, something really horrendous and frightening, and win.

Children always turn to the light.

Grown-ups are afraid for children. It's not children who are afraid.

I think books that are meant to be read in the nighttime ought to confront the very fears that we're trying to think about.