Don't let the sun go down without saying thank you to someone, and without admitting to yourself that absolutely no one gets this far alone.

Her body was wrapped in shadows like moth wings, like rose-petals.

I think the best stories always end up being about the people rather than the event, which is to say character-driven.

...you need openness and inability to do anything other than get to the point.

The situation comes first...the characters...come next...[then] begin to narrate.

American grammar doesn't have the sturdiness of British grammar, but it has its own scruffy charm.

Of course they had more chains on him than Scrooge saw on Marley's ghost, but he could have kicked up dickens if he'd wanted. That's a pun, son.