Things are rarely just crazy enough to work, but they're frequently just crazy enough to fail hilariously.

I read comics and I did science, and never really put them together until I accidentally found myself in the middle of one.

The thing about the Internet is that you can write something... for a very narrow audience and make a living at it.

Take wrong turns. Talk to strangers. Open unmarked doors. And if you see a group of people in a field, go find out what they are doing. Do things without always knowing how they'll turn out.

The role of gender in society is the most complicated thing I’ve ever spent a lot of time learning about, and I’ve spent a lot of time learning about quantum mechanics.

If at first you don't succeed, that's one data point.

I don't have hard numbers about this, but the impression I get is that the amount of eyeballs you get from being on the humor shelf at Barnes & Noble - it is almost insignificant.