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" If those of us who care about making our own decisions about what to read and what to think don't take a stand, others will decide for us. "

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" I am not sure that the inner world of teenage girls has changed. What's most important to kids today is still the same stuff. "

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" When I see kids standing next to their mothers at book signings, clutching a copy of 'Forever,' I know what's coming. They'll say to me, 'How old do I have to be to read this?' hoping I'll give them permission. But I can't do that. "

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" The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers. "

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" I meet people on the street or at book signings and they tend to treat me as if they know me, as if we're connected. It's great. "

" When I was growing up, I dreamed about becoming a cowgirl, a detective, a spy, a great actress, or a ballerina. Not a dentist, like my father, or a homemaker, like my mother - and certainly not a writer, although I always loved to read. "

" A novel is about people. "

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" At the time I wrote 'Forever,' I had a 14-year-old daughter, and she was reading a lot of books about young love. "

" When I was first writing, my little prayers were, 'Please, please, please. Let something be published someday.' Then it went to, 'Please, please, please. Let somebody read this.' "

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" I wasn't that good at science, and I gave up on math long before I should have. I like to think if I were in school today that would be different. "

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" I used to read about people who'd say, 'I dream my books, and then I write them down.' And I was like, 'Oh, please.' "

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