Becoming an author changes your attitude too. Once you see where books come from, and how they're made, they never seem quite as sacred again.

By now he had learned enough to know that when he was getting annoyed at somebody else, it was usually because there was something that he himself should be doing, and he wasn't doing it.

It was so much easier to be angry. Being angry made him feel strong, even though-- and this contradiction did nothing to diminish his anger-- he was angry only because his position was so weak.

I guess I was raised in a household with a lot of reverence for the physical sanctity of books. You didn't destroy books.

Careful what you hunt, lest you catch it.

Becoming an author changes your attitude too. Once you see where books come from, and how they're made, they never seem quite as sacred again.

I recognize that on paper, you can't really tell that I'm a fan or a nerd.