I do love to eavesdrop. It's inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk.

I need to be cheered up a lot. I think funny people are people who need to be cheered up.

I grew up in a house that had a whole lot of trouble. As much trouble as you could imagine.

are memories pictures or the secret doorway?

I run a tight ship, but I try and make it seem like I'm not doing that at all.

When we finish a book, why do we hold it in both hands and gaze at it as if it were somehow alive?

If I didn't try to eavesdrop on every bus ride I take or look for the humor when I go for a walk, I would just be depressed all the time.