"I think we are all self-destructive at times
— usually at the very times we need to
take the best care of our selves."

from a conversation with Patricia McCormick
 
Patricia McCormick spent three years researching her first book, Cut. She is a National Book Award finalist and the author of many other critically acclaimed novels, including Purple Heart, Sold, and My Brother's Keeper. She is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and lives Manhattan.

For more about Patricia McCormick, check out her website at www.pattymccormick.com.
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 A conversation between Patricia and PUSHeditor David Levithan.