When you punish a person for dreaming his dream, don't expect him to thank or forgive you.

When you punish a person for dreaming his dream, don't expect him to thank or forgive you.

It's hard to stay positive when there's a lot of evil in the world.

I make up stories that take place in real space with real people. If I could convert this into a technique for experimental novels, I might really be onto something.

You can get really good reads on your dreams if you think of every character in them as actually being you.

The reality of having a kid involves day-to-day practicality - not broader philosophical outlooks.

While writing is a mystical process, it's also work. If you show up to work five days in a row, nobody's going to pat you on the back - everyone does that. Well, do that with your writing. Just show up. Be there for it. When you get an idea, write it down somewhere and then be a steward of that idea.