I hate to think that all my current experiences will someday become stories with no point.

You know, maybe we don't need enemies." "Yeah, best friends aree about all I can take.

Ms. Wormwood: Calvin, can you tell us what Lewis and Clark did? Calvin: No, but I can recite the secret superhero origin of each member of Captain Napalm's Thermonuclear League of Liberty. Ms. Wormwood: See me after class, Calvin. Calvin: [retrospectively] I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information.

Letting your mind play is the best way to solve problems.

I've got plenty of common sense! I just choose to ignore it.

I'm pulling out different aspects of my personality in writing each character and, if I'm doing my job well, I'm being true to the situation and true to the character.

Few things are less comforting than a tiger who's up too late.