I think coexisting with another life form is a very rich experience. It's why people keep plants and animals.

I would argue that it might be easier to endure loneliness than to endure the idea that you might disappear.

Like writing, running is so much about mind over matter. There are times when you have to override the discomfort and keep pushing. That capacity to endure and then prevail is just amazing.

Election Day outside of big cities is different. For one thing, there are so few people in my town that each individual vote really does matter, and several local races have been decided by as many votes as you can count on one hand.

Every single one of my books had its title changed almost as we were going to press, for all sorts of different reasons.

I have worked on PCs and on Macs and, while I have my preferences, I don't find it crippling to work on one rather than the other.

Living in a rural setting exposes you to so many marvelous things - the natural world and the particular texture of small-town life, and the exhilarating experience of open space.