You never know who it's going to be, or what they'll bring, but whatever it is, it's always exactly what is needed.

Life is evanescent, but left to itself it rarely fails to offer some consolation.

But in the time it takes to say now, now is already over. It's already then.

An unfinished book. left unattended, turns feral, and she would need all her focus, will and ruthless determination to tame it again.

Am I crazy?" she asked. "I feel like I am sometimes." "Maybe," he said, rubbing her forehead. "But don't worry about it. You need to be a little bit crazy. Crazy is the price you pay for having an imagination. It's your superpower. Tapping into the dream. It's a good thing not a bad thing.

Do all kids have to worry about their parents’ mental health? The way society is set up, parents are supposed to be the grown-up ones and look after the kids, but a lot of times it’s the other way around.

By the time we, consumers, are aware of processes like genetic engineering, they're already being done. It's sort of like the war in Iraq: By the time we know about it, it's almost a fait accompli. And that's certainly true with science.