It Is Our Duty And Our Joy

I Am Just Always, Always Paying Attention - Waiting For The Words, Or Image, Or Name That Will Be The Beginning Of A Story.

Hands Down, The Biggest Thrill Is To Get A Letter From A Kid Saying, I Loved Your Book. Will You Write Me Another One?

To Me The Book Is Like Having A Kid. I Have To Let It Go Out In The World, And Great Things Will Happen. Maybe They Won't, But It Has To Keep On Moving.

[our First Dinner With Alison Mcghee] Was At Figlio's [in Minneapolis]. I Know Exactly What I Had, Because It Was So Good: Their Three-cheese Ravioli. But I Can't Remember What I Said To Alison That Night That Made Her Laugh So Hard. But She Got Me Right Away And I Got Her Right Away.

Alison [mcghee] And I Have Known Each Other Since The Summer Of 2001. One Evening We Were Sitting Around Talking About How We Wished We Had A Good Story To Work On. Alison Said: Why Don't We Work On A Story Together? I Said: A Story About What? And Alison Said: A Story About A Short Girl And A Tall Girl.