Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to point out our mistakes.

In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.

Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've written that I thought were complete catastrophes when I finished with them that have gone on to generate some of my most positive feedback.

I think every time you take a female character, a black character, a Hispanic character, a gay character, and make that the point of the character, you are minimalizing the character.

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has.

I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips.

I would like immortality.