A novel wouldn't be a book if there weren't some flights of fancy on the part of the author, stopping time to… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
I always start a book thinking that it can be something other than first-person present, and I always come back to first-person… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
I found myself jealous of the people who wrote the books. They were dead and they were still taking up my time.… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
A lot of the books that I grew up reading were pretty brutal, like the 'Redwall' books. — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“When I was a kid I read these books, the Redwall books, fantasy books about a bunch of warrior mice, and the… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
You have tremendous freedom in the young adult book world to write what you want. You can put R-rated content in a… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“See, because being Cool is obviously the most important thing on earth. It’s more important than getting a job, or having a girlfriend, or… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“She puts on her poker face; I don’t have any extra faces to put on, just the normal Craig face.” — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“pro scienta atque sapienta-Latin- for science and wisdom It's a Darwinian popularity contest. at all times, the question on everyone's mind is, "who's coolest?"… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“...one quarter of your life is spent as a minor; you might as well make the best of it.” — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
Once you have a kid, it's amazing how quickly people ask, 'So are you going to stop at just one?' — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“So when I ran out of the final bottle of Zoloft, I didn’t take any more. I didn’t call Dr. Barney either. I just… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“If Bobby can get a place to live, I think, then I can get a life worth living.” — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
“Up next is Noelle. 'Hey, girl!' 'Don't you dare start calling me that. This is very nice of you to do.” — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image
They're sort of ancillary anyway, friends. I mean, they're important -- everybody knows that; the TV tells you so -- but they come and… — Ned Vizzini Copy Share Image