I say let me never be complete, I say may I never be content,I say deliver me from Swedish furniture, I say deliver me from clever arts, I say deliver me from clear skin and perfect teeth,I say you have to give up! I say evolve, and let the chips fall where they may!

You cannot be the person they know and the great, glorious person you want to become. Not at the same time.

The world of American politics is more contentious than it has ever been in my lifetime.

Did you ever think about life as a metaphor for television?

A good story should change the way you see the world.

I remember selling my first short story and thinking, Oh my god, I sold something for fifty dollars! That gives me the authority to say I'm a writer and to actually write more things! It legitimized the activity.

Control the things you can control. As for the rest - God bless it all.