Artists use lies to tell the truth. Yes, I created a lie. But because you believed it, you found something true about yourself.

My only problem with fans is when they turn pro. For example, when all the professional writers were fired by DC in the '60s, they brought in a generation of comic book fans who would have paid to have written these stories.

I wouldn’t be the person I am today if it wasn’t for the opportunities the library gave me.

Romantic poetry had its heyday when people like Lord Byron were kicking it large. But you try and make a living as a poet today, and you'll find it's very different!

The magician to some degree is trying to drive him or herself mad in a controlled setting, within controlled laws.

I've always wanted to explore characters of all races, all genders, all ages. It just seems to me to be a natural way to approach any kind of storytelling.

There's been a growing dissatisfaction and distrust with the conventional publishing industry, in that you tend to have a lot of formerly reputable imprints now owned by big conglomerates.