Genres are just bottles for the various boats. The boats matter to me.

The truth is that for those 86 long years when the Red Sox went without a World Series win, fans were not only in a recession, but trapped in a longstanding, deeply entrenched sports depression.

If you look at the world one way, it takes from you - it's a thief of time, energy, creative mojo. But if you look at the world another way, it gives you an endless supply of motivation.

Love is selfless, it is a weakness, a giving in, a constant falling.

The intricacy of plotting a thriller is akin to writing formal poetry.

I've left the Church - for many reasons that I've written about publicly - but it's still a large part of my identity, and I still have my faith, if not my Church.

Memories are like water.