Animals can seem more pure. Without complication, I mean, animals are selfless. What animals do for us, they do out of instinct.

The thing is, I have a zillion apps, and I'm always looking for the perfect arrangement for them, so scrambling my home screen is part of that eternal quest.

You have to simply love writing, and you have to remind yourself often that you love it.

I love convincing a reader that an unusual or seemingly ordinary subject is worth his or her time - it's part of the fun for me as a writer.

The biggest problem with working at a treadmill desk: the compulsion to announce constantly that you are working at a treadmill desk.

I think part of a hero construct is overcoming loss, or being abandoned, or having to make your own way in the world.

You can find out anything you want about a car now, and especially every bit of information about the price, without relying on the dealers.