Can someone help me find a quote that Walter Dean Myers said while he was writing his book monster?

For example- In beginning to write 'The Giver' I created- as i always do, in every book- a world that existed only in my imagination- the world of 'only us, only now.' I tried to make Jonas's world seem familiar, comfortable, and safe, and i tried to seduce the reader. Said by Lois Lowry. I need a quote said by Walter Dean myers for the book Monster that he wrote. DO NOT GIVE ME A QUOTE FROM THE BOOK. Thanks!