Adulthood is interesting to adults. But I would never want to write about stuff I dont feel everybody can connect to.

I am at a place in my life where the more like a cave I can make my surroundings, the happier I am.

Our [former] governor [Pat McCrory] was supposed to be a moderate, but he found himself beholden to people who have much more draconian ideas. I think he assumed this stuff flew under the radar.

I think I read too much Arthur Conan Doyle when I was young, and got this idea that a gentleman should know a lot about one thing and plenty about most everything else.

Everybody experiences reality in a way that's only true for them.

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

There are only two stories: either you go forward or you die.