I seem to get the best work when I'm angry and depressed and alienated.

When I was a kid, I was a big science fiction fan, but current horror books were harder to get your hands on.

You should avoid seeing too much of yourself anywhere: in the outside world, in others, in the imagined worlds that give you shelter.

I don't really have any position to complain about my job. Yeah, every job has its moments like, "Ah, you know, it's Wednesday." But I'm blessed. I love my work.

I always want to try and see what the appeal is in anything. It's the healthiest and most honest approach.

It's easy to follow national politics and weigh in on social media, but if I'm tweeting stuff about Chatham County, no one cares.

The possibility of disaster remains horrific to me. Like when you know everything's about to go wrong in a way that's not controllable or knowable.