But I don't understand God. I don't understand how he could see the way people treat one another, and not chalk up the whole human race as a bad idea.

Kids. You gotta love them. I adore children. A little salt, a squeeze of lemon--perfect.

A pure heart and mind only takes you so far - sooner or later the hormones have their say, too.

As a whole, people suck. But a person can be extraordinary

When a young writer comes up to me with an ambitious idea for a 20-book series, I usually tell him to maybe try something smaller to start off with.

Am I going to be able to provide a real home for her, man? An education? A real life? What's her college application going to look like: 'Raised on Spooky Island by wizard with GED, please help'?

The building was on fire, and it wasn’t my fault.