I try to find something that applies not to me only, but to others, but don't try to control it too much. Essentially it is about what moves us, teaches us about ourselves.

I love revising. If you demystify the process, it comes down to four strategies: what can I do to make the draft better; what should I cut out to make it stronger; what do I need to do to clarify it; and finally, what should I reposition.

Hardest thing: creating something out of nothing - the first draft is torturous.

Love grows from the rich foam of forgiveness, mongrels make good dogs, and the evidence of God exists in the roundness of things.

Change what you can, accept what you can't, and be smart enough to know the difference

People waste their happiness - that's what makes me sad. Everyone's so scared to be happy.

Religion's just a well-oiled profit-driven denial of the randomness of it all.