“I tend to get over-excited and very, very loud. I rein myself in when ...” — Sarah Rees Brennan Quote

I tend to get over-excited and very, very loud. I rein myself in when people flinch and dogs start howling.

I'm a girl, so I've experienced dismissal because I was a girl or because I write about girls: my book with a guy protagonist is treated as more literary and worthy than my other books with girl protagonists.

Real life is sometimes boring, rarely conclusive and boy, does the dialogue need work.

What the hell is going on?" demanded Kami's dad, advancing with his black eyes snapping. Jared blurted, "My intentions are honourable.

I wish I could go home. I've been on the road since May. I wonder if my dogs still remember me.

Actually we used bands like Mad Dogs & Englishmen, Delaney & Bonnie, and Derek & the Dominos as a template.

In sailing, I single-hand, and I want to do the Horn. The Horn is the maximum expression of sailing, the way the Iditarod is the maximum expression of running dogs. It's not to write about it; it's to experience the maximum thing.

Dogs are not people. Be leery of any woman who refers to her dogs as her 'kids,' because you'll only end up paying for their schooling.

Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.