Death, I had discovered long ago, was available in varying flavors, and none of them particularly palatable.

Ill-fitting grammar are like ill-fitting shoes. You can get used to it for a bit, but then one day your toes fall off and you can't walk to the bathroom.

Death doesn't care about personalities - he's more interested in meeting quotas.

People who read my books have an open mind when it comes to new, bizarre, interesting and exciting ideas.

Failure concentrates the mind wonderfully. If you don't make mistakes, you're not trying hard enough.

Prejudice is a product of ignorance that hides behind barriers of tradition.

The safest course was actually the simplest-do nothing at all and hope everything turned out for the best. It wasn't a great plan, but it had the benefits of simplicity and a long tradition.