In my early writing, all of my characters were exactly the same person. They all spoke the same, made the same types of jokes, reacted the same, etc. I think they were all just me in disguise.

Whatever had happened to him [Newt] out there — maybe even related to his lingering ankle injury — had been truly awful.

If you ain’t scared… you ain’t human.

To practice - write each and every day if possible - then try to attend professional writer's conferences where you can learn your craft, get to know fellow writers, and meet editors and agents.

She paused. That's just my way of saying I would've killed you if you'd died.

Thomas hated the people who'd taken this poor, innocent kid form his family. He hated them with a passion he didn't know a human could feel. He wanted them dead, tortured, even. He wanted Chuck to be happy. But happiness had been ripped form their lives. Love had been ripped from their lives.

What would I do without you? I'd die of stress and depression before nature killed me.