I think angels definitely offer all the imaginative possibilities that vampires do, and I think they've actually been popular in Western culture for longer than vampires have been. I hope they become a part of the culture again in a new way.

If people start pulling away the stereotypes of what angels are instead of these fluffy, teddy-bear kinds of angels, then they'll see, historically, that they were terrifying in some depictions. In the Bible, from what I remember, often the reaction to angels is one of terror.

But, most important, we must not become as base and treacherous as our enemies.

When we are no longer capable of love, we are no longer alive.

These moments were wondrous and divine, instances when the gossamer curtain between heaven and earth ripped and all of humanity witnessed the marvel of the ethereal beings.

I taught myself to write in order to understand who I was and so yes, writing was an act of self-actualization in the beginning.

One thing that I don't ever want to do is write something I don't love.