Happy endings are bullshit. There are only happy pauses.

If a good editor will let me tell my story with the right artist, I'm happy.

Fantasy/science-fiction stories have been around almost as long as each genre, but every hybrid now lives in the shadow of 'Star Wars.'

Not a word of my writing has ever been changed by another person's hands, and I don't think many screenwriters can say that.

When a man carries an instrument of violence, he'll always find the justification to use it.

There's a lot of fiction from that period that we're nostalgic for.

I grew up with a sister I was very close with and a mom who was a powerful influence on my life. I was always close with women.