The thing to do is just make sure that as part of a disability community, we're not isolating ourselves by drawing differences for the sake of progress.

When I was a kid, I thought I would be an action-movie hero. I was like, "They're gonna be able to CGI my legs by that point." And then I realized that it was probably better if I stayed a little closer to who I actually am rather than trying to be Bruce Willis.

You want the world to be set up for you, but sometimes it just isn't.

We did a book signing and people came up to me. There was an expectant mother who was like, "I think we might name our child Zach because of your work."

No Atlantis is too underwater or fictional.

I talk about Breaking Bad being the most brilliant show ever, and even minor characters have subtle nuances and are fully drawn.

You may not have a physical impairment, but you have things, whether it's finances, self-esteem, it doesn't matter. It's cut from the same cloth.