Normal is a bitter pill that we rail against.

Language is a poor enough means of communication as it is. So we should use all the words we have.

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man will poke out his eye to fit in.

The writing of a novel or short story or poem or whatever should elevate the audience, not drag the writer down to some level beneath herself. And she - the author - should fight always to prevent that dragging down, especially when the only possible benefit of allowing it to happen is monetary.

I need a world filled with wonder, with awe, with awful things. I couldn't exist in a world devoid of marvels, even if the marvels are terrible marvels. Even if they frighten me to consider them.

You know, it's a sad and unfortunate state of affairs that you have to live in a world where eight-year-olds refuse to believe in anything that they cannot touch or measure, and anyone who happens to see a thing that is invisible to most people is immediately branded a lunatic.

All too infrequently do I encounter a new voice as delightful, compelling, and intelligent as that of Molly Tanzer.