Love Was More Than Blind. It Was

I Get Some Of My Ideas From Watching My Three Daughters, But Most Of Them Come From My Own Memories Of Growing Up. I Can Remember How Romantic I Was, Not Just About Love, But Romance In The Classic Sense - The Romantic Ideals: Of Honor And Truth, Of Loyalty, Sacrifice And Fairness. Those Were The Elements That Made A Story Satisfying To Me.

I Love 'sweet Valley,' But I Love It From A Different Angle. There Are People For Whom It Is Their Adolescence. They Own It, In A Way That Even I Don't. I've Come To Respect The Project More Because Of The Response Than I've Had. It's More Important Than I Realized It Was. I Didn't Understand The Breadth And Depth Of It. Now I'm Beginning To More.

Another Funny Thing About Having Friends Was That They Expected Things Of You. They Made You Want To Not Be A Terrible, Awful, Execrable Person. They Made You Feel Worse When You Were One. It Was A Lot Easier Not To Have Any Friends.

But The Way I See It, Dying Without Knowing Love Would Be A Tragedy.

Life's One Great Lesson Was: Do Not Care. Not Caring Was A Person's Real Protection.