A piano might fall on your head, he said, but it also might not. And in the meantime you never know. Something nice might happen.

I noticed that once you realize someone's watching you it's pretty hard not to find yourself watching them back.

I didn't seem to have that effect on anyone but it would have been a waste for both of us to be saints.

I've noticed that the magic getting along with someone isn't really magic. If you break it down, you can see how it happens. You say something a bit off-center and see if they react. If they get it, they push it a bit further. Then it's your turn again. And theirs. And so on, until it's banter. Once it's banter, it's friendship.

If you haven't been in a war and are wondering how long it takes to get used to losing everything you think you need or love, I can tell you the answer is no time at all.

Self-knowledge is essential not only to writing, but to doing almost anything really well. It allows you to work through from a deep place - from the deep, dark corners of your subconscious mind.

Things Happen and once they start happening you pretty much just to hold on for dear life and see where they drop you when they stop.