Here's the thing: Authors live or die by recommendations. [That's one of the reason I review so many books on Goodreads.] Giving books you love good reviews is one of the nicest things you can do for an author. What's more it's good for the entire community.

...nothing in the world is harder than convincing someone of an unfamiliar truth.

I grew up reading Tolkien, and I love him. But I love him in the way that you love that rambly old grandfather. You have to sit through some pretty off-topic stuff before he starts telling his cool old war stories.

When someone tells you a piece of their life, they're giving you a gift, not granting you your due.

Fear tends to come from ignorance. Once I knew what the problem was, it was just a problem, nothing to fear.

Humor is hard, hard, hard. And if you fail with humor, you don't fail halfway. You drop the ball humor-wise and everyone notices.

My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it.