“One of the biggest challenges of writing for middle-grade or even youn...” — Alane Ferguson Quote

“One of the biggest challenges of writing for middle-grade or even young-adult readers is that I don't want to have too much violence in it - which really limits what you can do. It's important that they're not just bloodbaths or glorifying violence. I always try to show that a person who dies leaves a hole. There's grief in my books.”

“I'm really connected to people, and my relationships with people are paramount, so I write about relationships, particularly strong female ones. In my family, there were six girls born in five years. We were best friends. And my parents raised all of us as first-class citizens.”

“He lives who dies to win a lasting name.”

“All the blood is drained out of democracy - it dies - when only half the population votes.”

“It would be better if only the old men fought the wars. Every country is the country of youth. When its youth dies, it dies with them.”