Character is half the reason we read. We're excited because of the plot, but we care because of the characters.

I've always liked the moonless night best. It's easier to say things in the dark. It's easier to be yourself.

I was heavily influenced by my first attempt at a novel. I started a fantasy novel back in high school, and... well... it really sucked. It was a plotless, clichéd mess.

It was the patient, cut-flower sound of a man who is waiting to die.

Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears traumatic news will often swoon or faint. This is the mind's way of protecting itself from pain.

Performance and music are inexorably tied together. And hell, I'll watch Brittany's Toxic music video all day. But there's a difference between that and listening to Leo Kottke play guitar. One is entertainment. The other is Music.

It gets tiresome being spoken to as if you are a child, even if you happen to be one.