Friends are the fruitcake of life - some nutty, some soaked in alcohol, some sweet.

My ideal world was the early days of Twitter, where everyone was curious about each other and everyone saw it as kind of a window into people's lives where we could be compassionate and curious and empathetic and we could tell each other secrets.

My paranoia never ends, but I haven't been paranoid about being spied on my shadowy forces for some time now.

No, people back home don't realize why there is this kind of need for heroes in America at the moment. People in Britain don't really understand what's going on here. They don't understand why Camp X-ray exists.

I write funny nonfiction adventure books about crazy, serious worlds.

Feeling no remorse must be a blessing when all you have are your memories

At the end of our conversation she (Martha Stout) turned to address you, the reader. She said if you're beginning to feel worried that you may be a psychopath, if you recognize some of those traits in yourself, if you're feeling a creeping anxiety about it, that means you are not one.