I don't necessarily self-identify as a writer, 'cause it implies a certain level of intelligence.

If you say "I'm going to be an actor, but I'll get a teaching degree just in case," when things get hard, you'll just be a teacher and that's how you get stuck.

I think writing for anybody helps you order your life. It helps you arrange your emotions and your thoughts and it helps to provide perspective.

If I revise a children's book, if I'm spending three hours on the first draft, I'm probably spending 30 minutes revising it. I mean, come on! But to redo a painting? That's hard work.

Internet fame is like regular fame only without all the annoying 'money' and 'power.'

The things I care about are the most pedestrian things in the world. I care about good ice cream and being a good dad and a decent husband.

The global business climate is likewhatever, dude.