What breaks in daybreak? Is it the night? Is it the sun, cracked in two by the horizon like an egg, spilling out light?

If you disagree with your government, that's political. If you disagree with your government that is approaching theocracy, then you're evil.

That is what you have to do before you kill, I thought. You have to create an it, where none was before.

I wish you good writing and good luck. Even if you've already done the good writing, you'll still need the good luck. It's a shark-filled lagoon out there. Cross your fingers and watch your back.

When I was 16, I started publishing all kinds of things in school magazines.

But the adjectives change,” said Jimmy. “Nothing’s worse than last year’s adjectives.

You hear doom and gloom about the Internet ruining young people's command of English - that's nonsense.