Writing is something you do alone. It's a profession for introverts who wanna tell you a story but don't wanna make eye contact while telling it

He just waited until I stopped talking and said, 'Jesus, kid, you're almost a detective. All you need now is a gun, a gut, and three ex-wives. So what's your theory?

You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices.

Neither novels or their readers benefit from any attempts to divine whether any facts hide inside a story. Such efforts attack the very idea that made-up stories can matter, which is sort of the foundational assumption of our species.

Great news for someone is always bad news for someone else

Just spend a few more months playing video games. That hand-eye coordination will come in handy when you get to third base.

Right. I'd forgotten about her.' He shook his head. 'That keeps happening.