I've always traveled. I'm a professor in a limited way. I teach one class two quarters out of four, so I get traveling done.

The Universe has a plan to make sure we don't ever stop learning, not only in our minds, but also in our hearts.

I always tell my students, about the biggest baddest things in life you must try to write small and light, save the big writing for the unexpected tiny thing that always makes or breaks a story.

I always think, when I'm in motion, writing seems like the most natural thing.

I'm about going out in the world and noticing stuff, and going home and writing it down, and putting it next to other stuff I've noticed and seeing what happens.

I've been to a lot of school and read a lot of thick books, but at my very core there's a made-for-TV-movie mentality I don't think i will ever shake.

I'm always out looking for weird, beautiful things.