An inordinate love of ritual can be harmful to the soul, unless, of course, in times of great crisis, when ritual can protect the soul from fracture.

When they give you things, ask yourself why. When you're grateful to them for giving you the things you should have anyway, ask yourself why.

Imbuing fiction with a life that extends beyond the last word is in some ways the goal: the ending that goes beyond the ending in the reader's mind, so invested are they in the story.

Some questions will ruin you if you are denied the answer long enough.

So many differing opinions and philosophies... are rarely housed under the roof of a single magazine.

I had learned so much about the world that I had decided to withdraw from it.

I see music as an aid. It overcomes my internal editor, especially when the music evokes the character or the mood I'm trying to build.