“I cried to my mother that I wanted to go to Hebrew school; I wanted Je...” — Caroline Leavitt Quote

“I cried to my mother that I wanted to go to Hebrew school; I wanted Jewish friends. But when my mother took me, the kids there all knew each other, and somehow I was even more of an outcast.”

“I write about what haunts me, and I write the books I myself am dying to read. I love it. I can't think of anything I'd rather do.”

“A product name has to be specific. You know that Tasty Soup is tasty - that Hot Chips will burn off the roof of your mouth.”

“When my parents were getting divorced, I just said to myself, 'Go to sleep, and tomorrow you can go skiing.' I cried myself to sleep, and in the morning I was up on the mountain, and I was good.”

“I cried when I found out I was a finalist, I kind of went limp when they called my name. I felt like my spirit jumped out of my body, and I was just flesh - it was just amazing.”

“I was always depressed growing up. There wasn't a reason for it, I just was. I was sad and morose. I cried a lot, I wrote a lot, and I read a lot; and that was how I dealt with it.”