Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do. I'd really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it's the wrong century.

The storm hit with all the fury of a woman who’d been dieting for six months, only to discover she’d gained four pounds.

The overwhelming triumph of the international multimedia conglomerate has resulted in less diversity within the field and has made it much harder for newer writers not only to break in, but to make any kind of a living while doing so.

Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.

Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.

I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can't write a note.

Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer. All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer. Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.