I Wanted To Be A Ballerina. I

All Her Life She Had Wanted To Squeeze The Toothpaste Really Squeeze It,not Just One Little Squirt. [...] The Paste Coiled And Swirled And Mounded In The Washbasin. Ramona Decorated The Mound With Toothpaste Roses As If It Was A Toothpaste Birthday Cake

I Didn't Start Out Writing To Give Children Hope, But I'm Glad Some Of Them Found It.

I Had A Very Wise Mother. She Always Kept Books That Were My Grade Level In Our House.

One Rainy Sunday When I Was In The Third Grade, I Picked Up A Book To Look At The Pictures And Discovered That Even Though I Did Not Want To, I Was Reading. I Have Been A Reader Ever Since.

I Grew Up Before There Were Strict Leash Laws.