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At the end of the day, I'd love to see children stop begging their parents to go to the circus. That's what would make me most happy.

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That penetrating gaze, that intelligence; it's hard not to be anthropomorphic when you're looking at a great ape - at any primate - but especially with gorillas. They're just so magnificent.

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I was writing at a really young age, but it took me a long time to be brave enough to become a published writer, or to try to become a published writer. It's a very public way to fail. And I was kind of scared, so I started out as a ghost writer, and I wrote for other series, like Disney 'Aladdin' and 'Sweet Valley' and books like that.

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I think we have a real obligation when we do have animals in captivity to understand their needs and to care for them as well as we can.

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One of my first paid gigs was writing psychology quizzes for 'YM,' a monthly teen magazine like 'Seventeen.'

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I think younger readers connect so readily to animal characters because they share a certain vulnerability, particularly when it comes to adult humans, who can be a rather unpredictable lot.

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One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.

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I grew up in an affluent suburban world and never worried about money until I'd grown up and found wonderfully original ways to screw up my life.

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I think most writers will say that at the start of each book they think, 'I'm not sure I can do this.' But eventually, you reach a magical point where the story suddenly becomes real to you, and you become totally invested in it.

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I love any excuse to come to New York - when it's not February.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: October 9th, 1956

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