I notice when I'm at a party where I don't know anybody - even if I have nothing in common with somebody - we can still talk because we were raised by the same TV and cartoons and movies.

You'd be amazed how much research you can get done when you have no life whatsoever.

I wanted to be able to write in the voice that I talk to my friends and assume that everybody would know what I was talking about.

You were born at a pretty crappy time in history. And it looks like things are only gonna get worse from here on out.

I feel like I was hit by all of geek culture at once while I was growing up in the '70s and '80s. Saturday morning cartoons like 'Star Blazers' and 'Robotech.' Live action Japanese shows like 'Ultraman' and 'The Space Giants.'

I felt like a kid standing in the world's greatest video arcade without any quarters, unable to do anything but walk around and watch the other kids play.

You’re evil, you know that?” I said. She grinned and shook her head. “Chaotic Neutral, sugar.