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

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.

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.

I take my coffee like I take my women... strong... black... and proud.

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.

Shuffling really isn't something you should be doing on your deathbed.

Sometimes the criticism is actually useful and constructive and actually informs what I do, but most of the time, it's sort of mindless, or they're receiving something on a different frequency than I was sending it. They're just not getting what I'm doing, and that's fine.