That’s how a scary story works. It echoes some ancient fear. It re-creates some forgotten terror. Something we’d like to think we’ve grown beyond. But it can still scare us to tears. It’s something you’d hoped was healed.

You must realize that one day you will die. Until then you are worthless.

The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.

Experts in ancient Greek culture say that people back then didn't see their thoughts as belonging to them. When ancient Greeks had a thought, it occurred to them as a god or goddess giving an order. Apollo was telling them to be brave. Athena was telling them to fall in love. Now people hear a commercial for sour cream potato chips and rush out to buy, but now they call this free will. At least the ancient Greeks were being honest.

A writer's job is to cultivate what can go wrong. You're always looking for that dramatic arc of where things can fail.

I still love him so much I'll hide any amount of conjugated estrogen in his food. So much I'll do anything to destroy him.

I spend most of my life just listening to people.