I recognize that on paper, you can't really tell that I'm a fan or a nerd.
The real world is horrible.
I feel very conscious of my influences. T.H. White is very important for me.
The problem with growing up is that once you're grown up, the people who aren't grown up aren't fun anymore.
I think for a long time, I was paralyzed by some of my hopes and ideals for what my life was going to be like. I had this perfect vision of how my life should go, but it seemed - it was - impossible to realize, so I sat around for a long, long time doing almost nothing at all.
He who completes a quest does not merely find something. He becomes something.