I've never known anyone yet who doesn't suffer a certain restlessness when autumn rolls around... We're all eight years old again and anything is possible.

My job as the writer is to fool you. Your job as the reader is to see if you can catch me at it.

Grieving is like being ill. You think the entire world revolves around you and it doesn't.

Personally, I don't endorse the notion of mortality. It's fine for other folk, but I disapprove of the concept for me and my loved ones.

Pretending to be 'normal' is a lot harder than you think.

Sometimes I claim I write because I put in an application at Sears and they've never called back.

Writing is self-taught. Consulting other people only teaches you to depend on their reactions, which may or may not be legitimate. Quit looking for approval ... Learn to evaluate your own work with a dispassionate eye ... the lessons you acquire will be all the more valuable because you've mastered your craft from within.