That was when the world wasn't so big and I could see everywhere. It was when my father was a hero and not a human.

Competence was attractive.

Humans have a talent for escalation. -Death

I'm having bigger problems when I'm writing.

You can do anything when it's not real. When it is real, nothing breaks your fall. Nothing gets between you and the ground.

It's insane to be a writer and not be a reader. When I'm writing I'm more likely to be reading four or five books at once, just in bits and pieces rather than subjecting myself to a really brilliant book and thinking, "Well what's the point of me writing anything?" I'm more likely to read a book through when I take a break from writing.

You don't shoot a dog when it is already dead.