It's so much better to hand over a finished book than having all these people waiting.

I'm incredibly nostalgic for the '80s, because I think that's when Geek Culture really kicked in to high gear.

Everybody uses pop culture as a shorthand. You might make an obscure reference to Monty Python or Iron Eagle that only some people will get, but if they do it conveys a world of meaning.

I have to avoid things like 'World of Warcraft' or 'Minecraft', otherwise I'd never get any work done.

"Lights," I said softly. This had become my favorite word over the past week. In my mind, it had become synonymous with freedom.

I've never really collected anything other than old Atari cartridges. I only had, like, 12 Atari games as a kid, so at some point in my 20s I decided I was going to own all of them.

I have a thing for evil bald bad guys. The Kurgan is too sexy.