Even the best plans can change if there's an accident.

Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby - awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.

There are many, many types of books in the world, which makes good sense, because there are many, many types of people, and everybody wants to read something different.

They looked at each other like a pair of parentheses.

And then of course the music sprang up, lousy rock as bold and dull as a giant potato. "Love this song," Todd said, like it was unusually brave to like what was number one on the radio.

I don't know if you've ever noticed this, but first impressions are often entirely wrong.

I like writing for movies. It's nice to be alone working on fiction in your room, and then it's nice to be in a room with a bunch of people working on a movie.