It just took some people a little longer than others to realize how few words they needed to get by, how much of life they could negotiate in silence.

I did a lot of reading of the Bible and became fascinated with the idea of the Rapture. It's pretty wild. I hadn't heard of it until I was in college.

My novels are certainly more exciting than my own life.

It's like the human race has been programmed for misery.

I was also known as Frodo because I was an early adopter of 'The Lord of the Rings.

Back then, when everybody thought the world would last forever, nobody had time for anything.

I really wanted to be a musician, but it turned out I had no sense of time.