Waking, after all, was an almost natal state. You surfaced without history, then spent the blinks and yawns reassembling your past, shuffling the shards into chronological order before fortifying yourself for the present.

Do you know the primary difference between men and gods? ... Gods don’t think they can become men

How many psychiatrists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?” “I don’t know. How many?” “Eight.” “Why?” “Oh, stop overanalyzing it.

Grief, he said, is carnivorous.

Everyone sees different things.

Catch me on a good day, I think half of my books aren't too bad. Catch me on a bad day, I think I've never written a good line.

I was blessed to grow up in really interesting times and to go back to a home where I was very safe.