She couldn't be on his wavelength all the time. That's all. When you could recognize that and deal with it, you were on your way to an adult relationship.

I believe that the combination of pencil and memory creates a kind of practical magic, and magic is dangerous.

JK Rowling created seven Horcruxes. She put a part of her soul in every book and now her books will live forever

The worst thing you can try to do is to steer the story once it gets going. You just kind of follow along and see where it goes. That's the fun.

This is a short book because most books about writing are filled with bullshit.

It's hard enough for a person to keep their own socks pulled up, let alone someone else's.

I never have a thematic intention at the outset. The story informs the theme for me rather than the other way around. But as it happens... this is, at least to a degree, about getting old and the rapid passage of our lives.