The endings for all my characters seem sufficiently human and messy for me to feel comfortable with them. In some ways they have only moved an inch, but sometimes an inch is a great distance.

I think audiences deserve the benefit of the doubt. I prefer to be surprised by them rather then just assume they'll react negatively to any new idea.

Life just happens the way it's supposed to happen. It delivers you to where it delivers you.

The idea that anyone would think their religious ideas make them morally superior is just preposterous.

It's absurd that we're so quick to criticize Muslims for being fundamentalist when Christians can be just as extreme and fanatical and frightening.

I think if religion closes discussion or exchange of ideas or curiosity about other views, it's not true to its core.

The Republicans just want to bankrupt the government. They think that the government should do nothing, except maybe support the military. So terrorism is perfect for them.