But how can you walk away from something and still come back to it?

You're brave. You are the bravest person I know, and you are my friend. I don't care if you are imaginary.

With pornography, if you don't get hard or wet, depending on your gender, it didn't work. With humour, if you don't laugh it didn't work. And with horror, if you don't get scared or haunted, depending on what it's trying to do, it didn't work. I'm fascinated by those three categories.

My stuff gets published in some countries as fiction and in some countries as fantasy. It's just where they think it will do best in the bookshops.

So," he asked. "How's death?" "Hard," she said. "It just keeps going.

Also, I've already won all the awards.

You can't trust other people. If it's important, you have to do it yourself.