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The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children.
Writing children's books all started out as a way for me to give back and make a difference.
My roles are in some way like children to me. You don't ever really want to scrape one off your shoe.
I read Claire Messud's 'The Emperor's Children,' I read Joseph O'Neill's 'Netherland' - but to me, they're not 9/11 novels. In 'The Emperor's Children,' 9/11 felt to me like a piece of the plot; the novel wasn't wrestling with what 9/11 meant. And 'Netherland' felt the same way. I liked both books a lot but I don't see them as 9/11 novels.