Let's not forget how beautiful simply washing dishes can be.

My feeling has always been if you entertain people, they give you permission to do more on a thematic or character level.

I see myself as a first-draft writer, so when I sit down to write something, the first draft is usually pretty close to the end draft. There will be some tweaks along the way, but it's not like I'll go 20 pages and throw it out and start again.

If I have to write on an airplane or get up early to write or write late, you just gotta sit down. When you have the time, you have to be able to do it.

There's still nothing like a book to really make you feel like you've disappeared into a world.

There's this overly friendly sense of community built up by very isolated people, and there's this Lutheran humbleness that keeps people from talking about their own feelings and asking about yours. What does that do in this modern age where everyone takes pictures of their food, and they share every thought they've ever had in real time?

There's only one note you ever get in broadcast and that's clarity.