Give me boredom. At least I know where I'm going to eat and sleep tonight.

It's easier to lie to yourself when you say things out loud.

The future came and went in the mildly discouraging way that futures do.

I was not happy as a child, although from time to time I was content. I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.

Human beings do not like being pushed about by gods. They may seem to, on the surface, but somewhere on the inside, underneath it all, they sense it, and they resent it.

You don't get explanations in real life. You just get moments that are absolutely, utterly, inexplicably odd.

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