What made something precious? Losing it and finding it.

I'd like to think of my self as not melancholic at all, I think I'm a pretty cheerful person, really.

If you told people you were moving to Ohio, they wouldn't congratulate you. They'd say "OH WHY would you move there?" as if that was something that happened to you and you had to deal with.

There is something about Midwest in general, that has kind of an underdog quality.

I think this is something that is naturally built in in people, a need for attention and a need to be special and we are always trying to find a balance.

I would never tell myself, you have to write 20 pages today or something. But I do try to show up. Read what I wrote, fix things.

I am very active on Twitter and one thing that keeps popping up is "How do I balance having a kid and writing?" And I know it should not be as aggravating, but I know no one ever asks a male writer that. Or, any male that.