When I read good stories, I want to write good stories too.

I simply love writing good stories, that's my passion.

Not every story is true. And sometimes the things that were wicked become the things that save us, and the things that were good doom us to misery and pain.

I cannot just write a frivolous book, a la-di-da book. Everything isn't la-di-da. There is something that's going to pull you up short. I want to reassure young readers. I want to comfort them, to not fear the unexpected.

I think we all have a responsibility to tell good stories.

Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.