Libraries are the one American institution you shouldn't rip off.

I don't bring expectations to any of my books. I don't tell people what to do. I want to invite them in.

A good title holds magic, some cognitive dissonance, a little grit between the teeth, but above all it is the jumping-off place into wonder.

How strange to read of a place in a book, and then stand on it, listen to the birds sing, and spit on the cobbles if you want.