I'm really much better at asking questions than answering them, since asking questions is like a constant deflection of oneself.

There is something very romantic about the orphan figure in American literature.

Secrets are never secure because they are always at risk of being found out.

There is a value to moving more slowly through a story.

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

One day I want to write a full-on horror book.

I had lived in New York since 1996, sometimes in the worst neighborhoods, without even locking my door half the time.