Madness. I did not get myself born to die. I have better things to do.

It's lovely. I hate it.

I haven't changed. Something's happened to me, that's all.

I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault.

I held out my book. It was precious to me, as were all the things I'd written; even where I despised their inadequacy there was not one I would disown. Each tore its way from my entrails. Each had shortened my life, killed me with its own special little death.

I also love Disney, and will defend doing so, because there's so much in those films and I don't care if it's stereotyped.

People are always the start for meanimals. When I can get into their heads, gods, supernatural beings,immortals, the deadthese are all people to me.