Assignment A - Personal Statement I've always loved to read novels; when my best friend in third grade decided she didn't want to spend time with me anymore, I turned to books for comfort. Every year, I read more books than I bother to count, and the best ones were written by Glenda Larke and John Green, my two favorite authors. Larke and Green are able to create characters I fall in love with, stories that have me on the edge of my seat, and themes that will have my mind spinning for weeks after (or, as in the case of Paper Towns, months).As I've grown older, my love of reading has become a love of writing. I enjoy vignettes and short sto...