I Am Not Scared Of You, I

Censors Never Go After Books Unless Kids Already Like Them. I Don’t Even Think They Know To Go After Books Until They Know That Children Are Interested In Reading This Book, Therefore There Must Be Something In It That’s Wrong.

A Good Writer Is Always A People Watcher.

I Still Get Angry When Older People Assume That Everyone In My Generation, Screws Around. They're Probably The Same Ones Who Think All Kids Use Dope. It's True That We Are More Open Than Our Parents But That Just Means We Accept Sex And Talk About It. It Doesn't Mean We Are All Jumping Into Bed Together.

I Stop And Think Before I Start A New Book And Ask Myself Do I Really Want To Spend The Next Year Or Two Or Three With These Characters Because If I Don't, Then I Shouldn't Be Writing About Them.

Something Will Be Offensive To Someone In Every Book, So You've Got To Fight It.