In "Faithful," Ray Bradbury is discussed a lot. The characters read "The Illustrated Man."

Margaret thought of all she knew for certain, that day would always follow night that love was never wasted nor was it lost.

He was in love, and people in that condition did stupid, unfathomable things. They were all flawed, every single one.

I think growing up is difficult and it's a process that I'm always interested in, with kids and adults, they are often on two different universes.

The only people out at this hour were ones who couldn't sleep,those haunted by one thing or another:love thwarted, love lost, love thrown away. They were the sort of people who didn't want to be noticed, who wanted to slip through shadows, be alone with their despair.

Maybe some love was guaranteed. Maybe it fit inside you and around you like skin and bones.

[Fairy tales] are like a journey to the woods and the many ways you can get lost. Some people say it's not a good idea to read fairy tales to anyone under the age of eight because they are brutal and raw. When I was a kid I often felt that kids's books were speaking down to me, but I never felt that way about fairy tales. They are bloody and scary, but so is life.