I guess real maturity, which most of us never achieve, is when you realize that you're not the center of the universe.

I'm a great believer in research. I have to know about a place before I write a story that is set in that place.

If you're a kid who is always on the outside hoping to be on the inside, you're watching a lot. You're trying to figure out how to become a normal person in a society that considers you weird.

Kids often ask me if characters are real or made up - and I always tell them, 'I hope they're real but I made them up.'

People often speak of God being even-handed. God is not even-handed. God is biased, in favor of the weak, of the despised.

I love how passionate Elder McKinley is about his faith, but he's a perfectionist in a bad way... to the point he denies his true feelings. It's a common story, unfortunately.

Who would want one's children growing up buying things like bitcoin? I hope to God my family doesn't buy it. It's noxious poison.

I wanted to inspire every little girl who wants to be a dancer to fire their imagination about the joys of being on the stage.