Things bloosom in their time. They bud and bloom, blossom and fade. Everything in its time.

Life is always going to be stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be convincing, and life doesn't.

You can take for granted that people know more or less what a street, a shop, a beach, a sky, an oak tree look like. Tell them what makes this one different.

Start telling the stories that only you can tell, because there'll always be better writers than you and there'll always be smarter writers than you. There will always be people who are much better at doing this or doing that - but you are the only you.

Remember: that giants sleep too soundly; that witches are often betrayed by their appetites; dragons have one soft spot, somewhere, always; hearts can be well-hidden, and you can betray them with your tongue. (from "Instructions")

For some, it was easier to take the leap from the leafless tree and dance on nothing until dancing was done.

It seems like every time I agree to work with a video game company they go out of business. I stopped because I was starting to feel guilty.