"You were born with the seeds of your talent, the ability to observe the world around you and weave..."

“You were born with the seeds of your talent, the ability to observe the world around you and weave piece of it into a story. I believe that most—if not all—people are born with these seeds. What separates the writers from the non-writers is that the writers actually sit down and, you know… write.”

- Laurie Halse Anderson, on what writers do.