I almost always write everything the way it comes out, except I tend much more to take things out rather than put things in. It's out of a desire to really show what's going on at all times, how things smell and look, as well as from the knowledge that I don't want to push things too quickly through to climax; if I do, it won't mean anything. Everything has to be earned, and it takes a lot of work to earn.

Occasionally.. .what you have to do is go back to the beginning and see everything in a new way.

Sometimes it is right to fear the dark.

However, I think I managed to reach a new level with Koko, and I will always be grateful for the experience.

Nobody can protect anybody else from vileness. Or from pain. All you can do is not let it break you in half and keep on going until you get to the other side.

Everyone wants to get better as they go along, but sometimes it's all you can do to stay consistent.

The world is full of ghosts, and some of them are still people.