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I Don't Think I Prefer Writing For One Age Group Above Another. I Am Just As Pleased With A Story Which I Feel Works Well For Very Small Children As I Do With A Story For Young Adults.

At The Same Time, I Think Books Create A Sort Of Network In The Reader's Mind, With One Book Reinforcing Another. Some Books Form Relationships. Other Books Stand In Opposition. No Two Writers Or Readers Have The Same Pattern Of Interaction.

When You Are Reading, Someone Has Done A Lot Of Work On Your Behalf, Someone Has Had Ideas And Has Then Written And Corrected And Improved Them So That They Can Be Shared.

If A Job's Worth Doing, It's Worth Doing Twice.

When I Was A Child I Had A Best Friend Who Lived Across The Road From Me. When Her Mother Died Unexpectedly It Was Like Losing A Member Of My Own Family. I Think I Am Still Affected By The Memory Of That Loss.