I was a very scared child.

I smoke cigarettes when I write, which is disgusting, but it really helps me.

Talking to all those great writers and artists for the magazine was a form of graduate school for me.

We lost so many talented artists and writers from the generations before ours that we're really lacking older figureheads.

When you create a fence, you keep people out, but you also limit your mobility.

There's a structure to a detective story that I can easily understand. I understand playing that particular game. It's like solving a puzzle. Or creating a puzzle.

There are certain moments where artwork might seem like it's part of someone's career - if you really know the art world - , but I did my best to prevent that overlap.