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.

One person can keep a secret, but not two.

I've heard Stephen King say that when you write a novel you end up revealing everything about yourself.

Cops pull me over just to get a better look. They never give me a ticket, even if I'm speeding, but they will ask to take pictures.

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

Everybody uses pop culture as a shorthand.

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