Book writing is a little different because, in my case, my editor is a year younger than me and basically has the same sensibility as me.

Anyone who claims to be good at lying is obviously bad at lying. Thus - as a writer myself - I cannot comment on whether or not writers are exceptionally good liars, because whatever I said would actually mean its complete opposite.

Observing someone without context amplifies the experience. The more we know, the less we are able to feel.

The reason that people in the intellectual community argue that football is dangerous is because there's now a large swath of society that has no relationship to physicality or potential violence.

This made her remember why people take up walking: It is because they no longer have anywhere to go.

There was a time in our very recent history when it was “interesting” to be a Star Wars fan. It was sort of like admitting you masturbate twice a day or that your favorite band was They Might Be Giants. Star Wars was something everyone of a certain age secretly loved but never openly recognized

The villain is the person who knows the most but cares the least.