My characters are fictional. I get ideas from real people, sometimes, but my characters always exist only in my head.

Quote by S E Hinton

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When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house,...

When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house,...

I grew up here and my friends are here. There's nothing wrong with here.

I grew up here and my friends are here. There's nothing wrong with here.

I was a tomboy and most of my close friends were male.

I was a tomboy and most of my close friends were male.

Sometimes, I feel like I spent the first part of my life wishing to be...

Sometimes, I feel like I spent the first part of my life wishing to be...

Anything you read can influence your work, so I try to read good stuff.

Anything you read can influence your work, so I try to read good stuff.

Movies can't ruin books. They can only ruin movies.

Movies can't ruin books. They can only ruin movies.

I go straight from thinking about my narrator to being him.

I go straight from thinking about my narrator to being him.

I like having a private name and a public name. It helps keep things straight.

I like having a private name and a public name. It helps keep things straight.

When I see a movie with someone it's kind of uncomfortable.

When I see a movie with someone it's kind of uncomfortable.

I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express...

I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express...