People had figured out all sorts of ways to make things seem different than they truly were.

No, honestly, my mouth shouldn't be able to function unless my brain's engaged.

The act of writing... is the act of trying to understand why my opinion is what it is. And ultimately, I think that's the same experience the reader has when they pick up one of my books.

Just so you know: if this ever happens to you, you will not be ready.

There are two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations.

It's like picking up an unfamiliar piece of sheet music & starting to stumble through it, only to realize it is a melody you'd once learned by heart, one you can play without even trying.

On a really dark night, you can see between 1,000 and 1,500 stars, and there are millions more that haven't been discovered. It is so easy to think that the world revolves around you, but all you have to do is stare up at the sky to realize it isn't that way at all. -Brian Fitzgerald