It's very important, at least to me as a writer, that there be some rules on the table when I'm writing. Rules come from genres. You're writing in a genre, there are rules, which is great because then you can break the rules. That's when really exciting things happen.

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

Though the funny thing about never being asked for anything is that after a while you start to feel like maybe you don’t have anything worth giving.

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

The truth doesn't always make a good story, does it?

It's wonderful to play around with fantasy, because there are an amazing number of as-yet-unbroken rules out there.

A magician is strong because he feels pain. He feels the difference between what the world is and what he would make of it. Or what did you think that stuff in your chest was? A magician is strong because he hurts more than others. His wound is his strength.