Cats talk to whomever they please.

A time when it is far too early to arise, but so late that going to bed makes small sense.

You are confusing plumbing and love again.

When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a fool you end up looking like a moron instead.

Well,the fun part of being a writer is that it's like making a wonderful film, with no limit on my budget. I can design the sets, the costume, the lightings, I write the script, and then I get to perform all the roles as I step into each character's skin, zip up, and adopt that point of view. So, to me, they are all compelling and fascinating.

I think that old magic draws much of its strength from that acknowledgment: that we are a part of that world.

When you are writing, you have to love all your characters. If you're writing something from a minor character's point of view, you really need to stop and say the purpose of this character isn't to be somebody's sidekick or to come in and put the horse in the stable. The purpose of this character is you're getting a little window into that character's life and that character's day. You have to write them as if they're not a minor character, because they do have their own things going on.