'My hope is to interest the young reader in the character, to emotionally relate with him or her, and take that comfort level into the reading experience later on.'
"It is a message of hope, in this world when so many of our youth come to believe they have no value, that they can't make a difference, and that there is nothing to live for."
"As soon as I began to write, it was like a pressure valve was released. I knew that I would continue to write even if no one ever read a single word."
"There have been times where I tried to do a story that I believe will be more commercially viable, but they are never as good as the stories God places in my heart."