Do you just want to get by? Or do you want to make me proud?

Joss [Whedon] is an excellent storyteller. It really doesn't matter what medium he's working in.

If you are going to impose your will on the world, you must have control over what you believe.

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

I was pretty poor for a long time. Not *poor* poor. But college student poor. I lived for most of my adult life living on student wages, then after I got my MA and started teaching, I lived on teacher's wages, which isn't much better.

I also felt guilty about the three pens I'd stolen, but only for a second. And since there was no convenient way to give them back, I stole a bottle of ink before I left.

I learned to love the feel of good words.