Born on April 16th

"'Until Friday Night' is the first book in my new young adult series, 'The Field Party.'"

"'Wicked' gave us a story that 'The Wizard of Oz' did not. Two sides to every story."

"I grew up in a small town in Alabama, and there wasn't much in the way of entertainment, so like our older siblings before us, we drove our pickup trucks out into the hayfield and lit a bonfire."

"I went to Rosemary Beach, Florida, for the first time in the spring of 2012."

"Every villain needs her story told."

"'Fallen Too Far' was my first NYT bestseller. That changed my life."

"Football games on Friday nights followed by field parties every weekend was how I spent my high school years."

"All I can say is, I don't encourage younger kids to read my books, and actually, the biggest age group on my Facebook page is 25- to 35-year-old women."

"Teachability and trust always leads to total obedience."

"Democracy is not about one party dominating."

"If we are really going to learn from others, we must decide to fully obey."

"In order to be discipled by others a person must have a trusting heart, one that listens even when it doesn't fully comprehend or see the end result."

"All the dreamers in all the world are dizzy in the noodle."

"Well, we could tell them that we're here on an archeological expedition."

"You aren't going to leave me alone are you?"

"I've always said the rubber duck is a yellow catalyst."

"'The Moon Rabbit' is laying against the bunker, dreaming and thinking about life and dreaming the impossible possible and creating its own true stories."

"That is the effect of my sculptures in the public domain: people are making contact with each other again."

"The Internet is fascinating but also stupid in a way. You only see two-dimensional images, and you think you've seen it and know it."

"I think places that need the rubber duck the most are the ones in distress."

"I want people to get inspired by public space - their space. People tend to forget about it because they do the daily thing, but putting up these sculptures breaks the routine."

"The slugs are ascending this steep city staircase that leads up to a huge Catholic church, essentially signifying their slow crawl towards death. The work reminds us of religion, mortality, natural decay, and the slow suffocation of commercialized societies."

"My sculptures cause an uproar, astonishment, and put a smile on your face."

"I make work a bit like how you mix cocktails - with ingredients like budget, history and location."

"I make big objects that are simple, bright and clear, kind of ironic but hopefully funny because I love the shapes, and I get inspiration from toys and books, and I believe in art for everyone."

"If you work in a public space, you have to be aware that no one is buying a ticket."

"I love it when people travel to see one of my works, and I always make time to meet and talk with them."

"I make work not to give answers but to question things."

"I wanted to use the hippo to get people out of their homes, away from the Internet and the TV, and to explore London with a new perspective."

"I really hate rubber ducks, actually."