The adults don't know what's happening on the kids' universe and the kids don't know what's happening on the adults' universe.

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I never plot out my novels in terms of the tone of the book. Hopefully,...

I never plot out my novels in terms of the tone of the book. Hopefully,...

Hawthorne has given us a tradition that some people refer to as Yankee Magic Realism,...

Hawthorne has given us a tradition that some people refer to as Yankee Magic Realism,...

I always felt and still feel that fairy tales have an emotional truth that is...

I always felt and still feel that fairy tales have an emotional truth that is...

Among men and women, those in love do not always announce themselves with declarations and...

Among men and women, those in love do not always announce themselves with declarations and...

Ironically, now that my children are older and gone quite a bit, I find it...

Ironically, now that my children are older and gone quite a bit, I find it...

I think secrets often come out. I spoke to a friend who is a therapist...

I think secrets often come out. I spoke to a friend who is a therapist...

I also like the whole idea of fairy tales and folk tales being a woman's...

I also like the whole idea of fairy tales and folk tales being a woman's...

I feel more influenced in my own work by dreams than I do by other...

I feel more influenced in my own work by dreams than I do by other...

Among men and women, those in love do not always announce themselves with declarations and...

Among men and women, those in love do not always announce themselves with declarations and...

No one knows how to write a novel until it's been written.

No one knows how to write a novel until it's been written.

After a while, the characters I'm writing begin to feel real to me. That's when...

After a while, the characters I'm writing begin to feel real to me. That's when...

Anyway, the sort of love that will not wait is probably best to pass by.

Anyway, the sort of love that will not wait is probably best to pass by.

I don't really read as much as I used to. A lot of what I...

I don't really read as much as I used to. A lot of what I...

I never see a novel as a film while I'm writing it. Mostly because novels...

I never see a novel as a film while I'm writing it. Mostly because novels...

They were written on cheap blue notebooks bought by poor women. I'm interested in folk...

They were written on cheap blue notebooks bought by poor women. I'm interested in folk...

I think love is a huge factor in fiction and in real life. Is there...

I think love is a huge factor in fiction and in real life. Is there...

The original fairy tale was about the youngest sister going into a room in the...

The original fairy tale was about the youngest sister going into a room in the...

I can't really work on more than one thing at a time.

I can't really work on more than one thing at a time.

It was a great escape for me and it was a way to take a...

It was a great escape for me and it was a way to take a...

I think growing up is difficult and it's a process that I'm always interested in,...

I think growing up is difficult and it's a process that I'm always interested in,...