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.

The problem with growing up is that once you're grown up, the people who aren't grown up aren't fun anymore.

Do you promise to hate my parents as much as I do?" "Oh, absolutely," Quentin said. "Maybe even more.

I studied the cello for a long time, from when I was little up through college.

The main advantage of being a reviewer is that you read a lot. A lot of books get sent to you, and you have an amazing vantage point from which to observe what's going on in contemporary fiction - not only genre stuff, the whole spectrum.

It didn’t matter where you were, if you were in a room full of books you were at least halfway home.

His whole personality was like an elaborate joke that he never stopped telling.