Sometimes the things we want most in life are the things that will kill us.

It's something you can actually control. With writing, it feels like it's given to you, and when the good stuff hits, it feels like it's coming from some other planet.And you're just channeling it.

Truth grew in my mind like a fungus, and though I tried to sleep it out, there was no resisting the epiphanies.

The downside of being a writer is you get plenty of time to overthink your life.

People who live great stories know failure isn’t a judgment, it’s an education.

I love to give to charity, but I don't want to be charity. This is why I have so much trouble with grace.

Nobody will listen to you unless they sense that you like them.