The interesting part about the writing process is that you can never see all the way to the end, not if something is happening over the course of a year and a half, or two years.

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

He made me think of all the books I hadn't read, and all the ones I'd read but hadn't fully understood.

There's not some finite amount of pain inside us. Our bodies and minds just keep manufacturing more of it.

It felt good, the whole family together on a sunny morning in a wholesome environment. If it hadn't been for the warshiping God part, he would have happily attended church on a regular basis.

My wife and I left New York when she got pregnant - we just thought it would be really hard to stay in the city.

Apparently even the most awful tragedies, and the people they'd ruined, got a little stale after a while.