One of my favorite moments in that book [As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth] was when something happened that I had no idea was going to happen.

I love that when you're writing your mind is sort of figuring things out on its own, without you directing it.

I'm heavily influenced by Edward Ardizzone, how he has people talking in little speech bubbles. I love those. And also Edward Gorey. Those are two of my favorite people.

I love when I'm trying to do something I don't know how to do, and it kind of figures itself out along the way. And that means messing up a lot. That means throwing away a lot of drawings.

I knew what infinity was. Being a previous art student, I knew about some art concepts.

I know if I did that [career as painter] all the time I would get tired of it.

I do like to be surprised.