Humans were built to look back; that's why we have that swivel joint in our necks

A hurt body and mind aren't just like a dictatorship; they are a dictatorship. There is no tyrant as merciless as pain, no despot so cruel as confusion.

A short story is like a kiss in the dark.

We either learn to accept or we end up writing letters home with crayons.

The glory of a good tale is that it is limitless and fluid; a good tale belongs to each reader in its own particular way.

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

If you can read in the 21st century you own the world.