Books make great gifts because they have whole worlds inside of them. And it's much cheaper to buy somebody a book than it is to buy them the whole world!

Anywhere that I can't check my email is a good place to write!

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

He had noticed that events were cowards: they didn't occur singly, but instead they would run in packs and leap out at him all at once.

A story only matters, I suspect, to the extent that the people in the story change.

You've a good heart. Sometimes that's enough to see you safe wherever you go. But mostly, it's not.

Identity can be so gelatinous sometimes.