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Clark Gable once said to me, ‘Acting school?’ [If you go,] I’ll kill ya! Picture Quote #1

The African-American community has been let down by our politicians. They talk good around election time, and after the election, they say, see ya later, I’ll see you in four years Picture Quote #1

The YA category is an entirely new one, and seems to have more to do with readability than with age group or theme. The adult YA readers I know do actually consistently say that they are looking for an easy read, a fun read, an unchallenging read Picture Quote #1

Do ya remember the first time you had sex? I do, and boy, was I scared! I was alone! Picture Quote #1

Both bisexuality and transgender are fluid notions of identity, while lesbian and gay are fixed identities. Some people believe that means there should be two movements: LG and BT. But then what’re ya gonna do about SM players? And intersexed folks who want their own I in the alphabet soup of sex and gender related politics? Picture Quote #1

God knows the truth in all of this, and at the end of the day, that is the only thing that matters. Jesus was persecuted, and I’m going to get persecuted, ya know? Picture Quote #1

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I watch a lot of teen TV and read a lot of YA novels. I also talk to teens whenever I can. There are cultural differences between when I was a teen and now, but emotions - anger, angst, love - are the same Picture Quote #1

I don’t think I would ever inch my way up to Y.A. That audience is very well served. There are a lot of wonderful writers writing for Y.A. I feel like I’m in the right place Picture Quote #1

I’ve always wanted to be a part of that experience of writing to an audience that is just starting to fall in love with books. When I felt that my writing for adults had become cemented, I decided to write a YA series Picture Quote #1

The thing is, autism is a big spectrum. Going from folks who remain nonverbal, all the way up to, ya know, famous scientists and musicians. And we’ve got to work on strengths. We also have to work on teaching basic manners and skills Picture Quote #1

A good friend is someone who gets ya drunk and then walks ya home afterwards Picture Quote #1

But I learned that there’s a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there’s not much else that can really get to ya Picture Quote #1

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Ya called Fargo yet?No, I’ve been too busy trying to destroy the Guild and corrupt Simon’s soul. Being evil is a full-time job Picture Quote #1

There are some screw-ups headed your way. I wish I could tell you that there was a trick to avoiding the screw-ups... but they’re coming for ya. It’s a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb Picture Quote #1

This is a year and a few months after the transplant. Before I had it my doctors told me that it would be the biggest thing that I ever had to face and believe me, when they take your liver out of ya and put another one in it’s like replacing a football in your stomach Picture Quote #1

My Heart and Other Black Holes is alive with intensity, gut-wrenching honesty, moments of humor, and -- of course -- heart. This is an extraordinary debut by a striking new voice in YA fiction that left me in awe and moved beyond measure. Not to be missed Picture Quote #1

Don’t Look Back’ is my first YA contemporary mystery/thriller. It’s been described as ‘Black Swan’ meets ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Picture Quote #1

I’m overwhelmed. My biggest downfall is my brightest blessing, I feel too much, all the time. Ya Allah, if it’ll keep my heart soft, break my heart every day Picture Quote #1

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[Blow Ya Mind] it’s a feel good song, a relaxed song... people are just digging it Picture Quote #1

When you down and out don’t nobody trust ya, but when you got bread it seems like everybody love ya Picture Quote #1

People who avoid the brick walls - all power to ya, but we all have to hit them sometimes in order to push through to the next level, to evolve Picture Quote #1

Love and marriage, love and marriage, go together like a horse and carriage. This I tell ya, brother, you can’t have one without the other Picture Quote #1

My first YA novel, not many people have read. It’s a fickle business. There’s a degree of timing and luck involved Picture Quote #1

Get wreck in the kitchen like she on the Cooking Channel, And then hide the heat in the car door... God damn, she’s a mother-to-be, ya hope for twins, Give me a whole tribe! And be as sexy as Janet was on the cover of Vibe Picture Quote #1

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You know what the chain of command is? It’s the chain I go get and beat ya with until you realize who’s in ruttin’ command here! Picture Quote #1

It’s funny, we started writing chick-lit when it was just becoming a crowded marketplace, and now the same thing is happening with YA. It really used to just be one shelf at the library - Nancy Drew and Judy Blume Picture Quote #1

According to my local hip-hop station everyone has garnish wages, child support, liens and wants to buy or rent rims. Ya Heard! Picture Quote #1

I was a cub reporter on a local newspaper in Limerick city, and I used to cover the district court meetings. All of life passed through the Limerick courthouse. Misery, malevolence, the dark side of humanity... I tell ya, it made ‘Angela’s Ashes’ look like ‘The Wonderful World of Disney.’ Picture Quote #1

I think the paparazzi is a necessary evil... and if ya don’t like it, and ya don’t want to do this, go to Iowa and do some community theatre. It’s all about self-promotion, and it’s not always the fun part of it Picture Quote #1

Money is an unavoidable consequence, but it isn’t the reason I write; if it was, I wouldn’t have written any of the YA books, because advances in that field are small compared to what I’d got now for an ‘adult’ DW Picture Quote #1

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Clark Gable once said to me, ‘Acting school?’ [If you go,] I’ll kill ya! (Ya Quotes) The African-American community has been let down by our politicians. They talk good around election time, and after the election, they say, see ya later, I’ll see you in four years. (Ya Quotes) The YA category is an entirely new one, and seems to have more to do with readability than with age group or theme. The adult YA readers I know do actually consistently say that they are looking for an easy read, a fun read, an unchallenging read. (Ya Quotes) Do ya remember the first time you had sex? I do, and boy, was I scared! I was alone! (Ya Quotes) Both bisexuality and transgender are fluid notions of identity, while lesbian and gay are fixed identities. Some people believe that means there should be two movements: LG and BT. But then what’re ya gonna do about SM players? And intersexed folks who want their own I in the alphabet soup of sex and gender related politics? (Ya Quotes) God knows the truth in all of this, and at the end of the day, that is the only thing that matters. Jesus was persecuted, and I’m going to get persecuted, ya know? (Ya Quotes) I watch a lot of teen TV and read a lot of YA novels. I also talk to teens whenever I can. There are cultural differences between when I was a teen and now, but emotions - anger, angst, love - are the same. (Ya Quotes) I don’t think I would ever inch my way up to Y.A. That audience is very well served. There are a lot of wonderful writers writing for Y.A. I feel like I’m in the right place. (Ya Quotes) I’ve always wanted to be a part of that experience of writing to an audience that is just starting to fall in love with books. When I felt that my writing for adults had become cemented, I decided to write a YA series. (Ya Quotes) The thing is, autism is a big spectrum. Going from folks who remain nonverbal, all the way up to, ya know, famous scientists and musicians. And we’ve got to work on strengths. We also have to work on teaching basic manners and skills. (Ya Quotes) A good friend is someone who gets ya drunk and then walks ya home afterwards (Ya Quotes) But I learned that there’s a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there’s not much else that can really get to ya. (Ya Quotes) Ya called Fargo yet?No, I’ve been too busy trying to destroy the Guild and corrupt Simon’s soul. Being evil is a full-time job. (Ya Quotes) There are some screw-ups headed your way. I wish I could tell you that there was a trick to avoiding the screw-ups... but they’re coming for ya. It’s a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb. (Ya Quotes) This is a year and a few months after the transplant. Before I had it my doctors told me that it would be the biggest thing that I ever had to face and believe me, when they take your liver out of ya and put another one in it’s like replacing a football in your stomach. (Ya Quotes) My Heart and Other Black Holes is alive with intensity, gut-wrenching honesty, moments of humor, and -- of course -- heart. This is an extraordinary debut by a striking new voice in YA fiction that left me in awe and moved beyond measure. Not to be missed. (Ya Quotes) Don’t Look Back’ is my first YA contemporary mystery/thriller. It’s been described as ‘Black Swan’ meets ‘Pretty Little Liars’. (Ya Quotes) I’m overwhelmed. My biggest downfall is my brightest blessing, I feel too much, all the time. Ya Allah, if it’ll keep my heart soft, break my heart every day. (Ya Quotes) [Blow Ya Mind] it’s a feel good song, a relaxed song... people are just digging it. (Ya Quotes) When you down and out don’t nobody trust ya, but when you got bread it seems like everybody love ya. (Ya Quotes) People who avoid the brick walls - all power to ya, but we all have to hit them sometimes in order to push through to the next level, to evolve. (Ya Quotes) Love and marriage, love and marriage, go together like a horse and carriage. This I tell ya, brother, you can’t have one without the other. (Ya Quotes) My first YA novel, not many people have read. It’s a fickle business. There’s a degree of timing and luck involved. (Ya Quotes) Get wreck in the kitchen like she on the Cooking Channel, And then hide the heat in the car door... God damn, she’s a mother-to-be, ya hope for twins, Give me a whole tribe! And be as sexy as Janet was on the cover of Vibe. (Ya Quotes) You know what the chain of command is? It’s the chain I go get and beat ya with until you realize who’s in ruttin’ command here! (Ya Quotes) It’s funny, we started writing chick-lit when it was just becoming a crowded marketplace, and now the same thing is happening with YA. It really used to just be one shelf at the library - Nancy Drew and Judy Blume. (Ya Quotes) According to my local hip-hop station everyone has garnish wages, child support, liens and wants to buy or rent rims. Ya Heard! (Ya Quotes) I was a cub reporter on a local newspaper in Limerick city, and I used to cover the district court meetings. All of life passed through the Limerick courthouse. Misery, malevolence, the dark side of humanity... I tell ya, it made ‘Angela’s Ashes’ look like ‘The Wonderful World of Disney.’ (Ya Quotes) I think the paparazzi is a necessary evil... and if ya don’t like it, and ya don’t want to do this, go to Iowa and do some community theatre. It’s all about self-promotion, and it’s not always the fun part of it. (Ya Quotes) Money is an unavoidable consequence, but it isn’t the reason I write; if it was, I wouldn’t have written any of the YA books, because advances in that field are small compared to what I’d got now for an ‘adult’ DW. (Ya Quotes)

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