The world has become more complex as technology and easy travel mixes cultures without homogenizing them.

The opprobrium of assholes is a badge of honor.

I was a precocious reader.

I believe that interest in heroes is universal and eternal.

Chaos is the enemy of Order but the enemy of Chaos is also the enemy of Order

I write in American slang.

All fiction is lies – if it weren’t, it would be biography, history, or reportage.