I did go there later, but I hadn't been there before I wrote the book. Sometimes I feel like the imagined can feel more real than the real?

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Even in times when it's difficult to figure out, how do you go forward, art...

Even in times when it's difficult to figure out, how do you go forward, art...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

I don't think I make much of a distinction between the 'real' and the 'fantastic.'...

I don't think I make much of a distinction between the 'real' and the 'fantastic.'...

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...

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...

All the characters in my books are imagined, but all have a bit of who...

All the characters in my books are imagined, but all have a bit of who...

I always quit at three when my kids come home from school so I feel...

I always quit at three when my kids come home from school so I feel...

I think we are bound to, and by, nature. We may want to deny this...

I think we are bound to, and by, nature. We may want to deny this...

I'm much faster now. When you only have a certain amount of time to write,...

I'm much faster now. When you only have a certain amount of time to write,...

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...

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...

Every time I finish a book, I forget everything I learned writing it - the...

Every time I finish a book, I forget everything I learned writing it - the...

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...

Any institution becomes a community - whether it's a high school or a boarding school...

Any institution becomes a community - whether it's a high school or a boarding school...

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 really feel like the gift is also the curse. It's always half-and-half. Whatever brings...

I really feel like the gift is also the curse. It's always half-and-half. Whatever brings...

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

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