I don't have anything against either of the Dead movies, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, none of those movies. If it scares somebody, I think that it is serving a valid purpose. It is doing what the filmmaker intended. But, it is not something that you hand to kids.

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

If you were seeing a lot of horseshit, there had to be a pony in the vicinity.

Few if any seemed to have grasped the Principle of Reality; new knowledge leads always to yet more awesome mysteries. Greater physiological knowledge of the brain makes the existence of the soul less possible yet more probable by the nature of the search.

Formula: Second Draft = First Draft minus 10%.

Rewrite formula: 2nd Draft = 1st Draft - 10%.

Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot if difference. They don't have to makes speeches. Just believing is usually enough.