You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their own time.

Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head.

no one worth knowing can be quite known, no one worth possessing can be quite possessed

Predisposition is not predestination.

An emotion is a thought, yes, an idea, but it is also a sensation, an ache in your body. Desire, love, hate, fear, repulsion - you feel these things in your muscle and bones, not just in your mind.

Damage hardens us all. It will harden you too, when it finds you—and it will find you

I'm a bit of a tech geek myself.