People have told me that they cannot put down ‘If I Stay’ after reading it, and readers have become very invested in the love story between Adam and Mia. Gayle Forman Read Quote
I’ve found that the most engaging and satisfying author events I’ve done are with other people, where the conversation is spontaneous. I think that is by far the better way to introduce and promote a book. Gayle Forman Read Quote
Experience has shown me that standing by oneself reading from one’s book isn’t especially compelling – unless you’re David Sedaris. Gayle Forman Read Quote
I love being a mom. But there’s a certain kind of tedium to your life when your kid is young. Writing allows you to wander when your kid is napping in a crib ten feet away. So that’s the great joy of writing fiction for me. Gayle Forman Read Quote
I think the phrase that resonates from ‘Just One Year’ is something I sort of live by: ‘The truth and its opposite are flip sides of the same coin.’ Gayle Forman Read Quote
John Green was on the set of ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ the entire time, which is amazing! Wouldn’t you want John Green on set the entire time? Gayle Forman Read Quote
I have written a picture book that is based on my daughters. You know, my youngest one likes to tell everybody, ‘Mommy wrote ‘Best Day Ever’ about us.’ Which is true. Gayle Forman Read Quote
As we get older, we tend to think it is less OK to be vulnerable and to feel what we feel. It’s kind of bull. We all still feel things pretty deeply. It just becomes less socially acceptable to express that. Gayle Forman Read Quote
