I like to think of myself as a storyteller.

Like most hearts, it was complicated, shaded with dark and dappled with light.

When I do it [writing] by myself, there's a lot more terror and uncertainty.

I'm predisposed to think that as a people, we're hardwired to understand things through the telling of stories. I think that as human beings it's part of who we are.

You can't always judge people by the things they done. You got to judge them by what they are doing now.

I think Tony Fucile, who did the illustrations [for Bink & Gollie], is an absolute genius. I've never met him.

I work full-time in a used bookstore. I get up. I drink a cup of coffee. I think, The last thing I want to do is write. Then I go to the computer and write.