...there would be punishment and pain, and there would be happiness, too. That was writing.

I'm gonna hunt my life down and grab it.

I certainly wasn't born with creative writing. Maybe there's a certain amount of learning and then it's up to the person. I think in the end it's your favourite books that are the best teachers. That's the way I've learned the most, by far.

Why can’t the world hear? I ask myself. Within a few moments I ask it many times. Because it doesn’t care, I finally answer, and I know I’m right. It’s like I’ve been chosen. But chosen for what? I ask.

Do we spend most of our days trying to remember or to forget? Do we spend most of our time running towards or away from our lives?

You see, to me, for just a moment, despite all of the colors that touch and grapple with what I see in this world, I will often catch an eclipse when a human dies. I've seen millions of them. I've seen more eclipses than I care to remember

When I find research really rewarding is when one piece of information gives you an idea for a story. That's when it's great.