THE THREE is really wonderful. A mix of Michael Crichton and Shirley Jackson, hard to put down and vastly entertaining.

I win, you win. You win, I win. The gun, I win. The fruit, you win. I win, you win.

Wherever you write is supposed to be a little bit of a refuge, a place where you can get away from the world. The more closed in you are, the more you're forced back on your own imagination.

No good friends, no bad friends; only people you want, need to be with. People who build their houses in your heart.

I work until beer o'clock.

What I tell kids is don't get mad (about censorship) get even. Run, don't walk, to the first library you can find, and read what they're trying to keep out of your eyes. Read what they're trying to keep out of your brains. Because that's exactly what you need to know.

When all else fails, give up and go to the library.