Rattlesnakes would be a lot more dangerous if they didn't have the rattle.

Okay, you were probably taught there are five senses," he said. "We see, hear, touch, smell and taste. But how do we know those are the only five? What are the senses that we don't have? What are we failing to perceive?

When I write a novel, every word is mine. I welcome suggestions from my editor, but in the end, I make all the final decisions.

But I'm taking small steps 'Cause I don't know where I'm going I'm taking small steps And I don't know what to say. Small steps, Trying to pull myself together And maybe I'll discover A clue along the way!

I think of a book and a play, or a book and a movie, as two separate things - I don't think of it as my novel having a new life.

Part of me becomes the characters I'm writing about. I think readers feel like they are there, the way I am, as a result.

Well, let me tell you something, Caveman. You are here on account of one person. If it wasn't for that person, you wouldn't be here digging holes in the hot sun. You know who that person is?" "My no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.