The guy who sits at the keyboard and types is so much smarter than I am. I think I got into writing so that I could spend as much time with that guy as possible.

There should be nothing I can't live without.

Do what you love and you'll always love what you do. I've found that that's true most of the time.

I love doing meta-humor, as long as it doesn't become too distracting and it's subtle.

You can save the city, but having the city be in jeopardy is one thing and having the people you care about be in jeopardy is another.

At some point if you're a professional writer, no matter what, it always comes down to you staring at the blank page by yourself.

Time has a certain current to it, and it wants to flow in a certain direction.