But sometimes, in tight corners, when your back is against the wall and the world is against you, you have to fight back in unexpected ways.

Lying on the front passenger seat, as if it didn't matter, was Rose's Diary. It Mattered.

I decided to write short stories because they got rejected quicker.

When in doubt, shut up.

My favorite book is always the one I'm working on at the moment

I believe my readers are crazy about their parents and want to be just like them when they grow up

Stephen had just come from a class discussion in which several students believed that the right cup of herbal tea would save them from pain and sorrow. Well acquainted with pain and sorrow, Stephen did not contribute to the discussion. He merely crossed these idiots off his list of possible friends.