Any man who has seen the face of death knows better than to seek him out a second time.

Abraham Lincoln comes from nothing, has no education, no money, lives in the middle of nowhere on the frontier. And despite the fact that he suffers one tragedy and one setback after another, through sheer force of will, he becomes something extraordinary: not only the president but the person who almost single-handedly united the country.

I think zombies have always been an easy metaphor for hard times. Because they're this big, faceless, brainless group of evil things that will work tirelessly to destroy you and think of nothing else.

I think any period in history can be adapted into interesting fiction, as long as you approach the actual history with respect.

Her only fault is that she lacks sense enough to avoid falling in love with such a fool as I!

However, it has long been said that "my enemy's enemy is my friend.

No ninjas! How was that possible? Five daughters brought up at home without any ninjas! I never heard of such a thing. Your mother must have been quite a slave to your safety.