The Infinite Moment of Us"" Read full biography of Lauren Myracle →
Kids are smart. Knowledge is power. Let them figure things out. Don't turn into that grown-up who they won't come to.
I know I seem really friendly, but I'm a closet introvert.
Give your kid some credit for being smart - just because they read about something doesn't mean they will do it.
God, it sucks to disappoint your parents, even at forty-two years old.
What I find cool about being a banned author is this: I'm writing books that evoke a reaction, books that, if dropped in a lake, go down not with... →
Ideas matter. The world matters. Our lives matter, and the choices we make as we navigate our lives perhaps matter most of all.
Sometimes I worry I'm writing 'Fifty Shades of Grey' for teenagers, but I'm not.
Being an author of banned books is cool, I've decided.
Kids need to see their world reflected back to them.
Whatever you hold onto that you want to do, and that other people tell you you are foolish to want to do - don't give up.
Every time I write a new book, I want to push myself to try something different.
I don't shy from controversy. I'm telling stories, and I'll tell whatever story seems like it wants to be told.
I'm always drawn to the underdogs, to the people whose stories don't get told.