“Every night, I was read to. Every Friday, we were taken to the library...” — Avi Quote

“Every night, I was read to. Every Friday, we were taken to the library. I always received at least one book for my birthday. I have a few of them yet. Early on, I had my own collection of books. I loved to read. Still do.”

“Writing takes a lot of patience. It usually takes me a year to write a book. One time, it took me 14 years to write a book, not that I worked on it every day.”

“I want my readers to feel, to think, sometimes to laugh. But most of all I want them to enjoy a good read.”

“For my 11th birthday, I asked to be adopted.”

“I had a birthday party with my family and friends at a house, and Chipotle catered. It was beautiful.”

“In the world of online invitations, nothing is sacred. People will invite all 500 of their 'closest' friends to their birthday party - and 485 of those people will RSVP 'yes' without intending to show up.”