About once a year, I do these long-distance relays with some friends of mine, and it takes about 27 or 28 hours to complete it.

I grew up in the South, so a huge part of our American History education revolved around the Civil War.

I can't claim I'm truly a man's man, I'm just as much of a dork and a crybaby sometimes as anybody else.

I like science fiction. I took all the accelerated classes in school. I'm kind of a dork.

You don't need to like your protagonists.

Life fundamentally does not change depending on work or fame or success.

It's really rare that you come across a Southern character that's not stereotyped, vilified or aggrandized.