Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss. The wiser the man, the longer the list.

You will be more disappointed in life by the things that you do not do than by the things that you do.

I don’t think Will Herondale and a sense of responsibility are even on speaking terms

I trust my characters. They know their stories better than I do.

No Blame: The most liberating and empowering day of my life was the day I freed myself from my own self-destructive nonsense.

It's fine to admit being nervous - after the event. But if you tell people you're uptight before the game, it can be like, 'That guy's got problems. We can't trust him.'

Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home.

Love is like pancreatitis; it starts off slow, then builds in intensity until you become consumed and develop violent cramps.

The genuine coherence of our ideas does not come from the reasoning that ties them together, but from the spiritual impulse that gives rise to them.

I am such a notorious hermit - almost pathological. And, I'm not a hoarder. But that's just a symptom of things that I do feel.

Kids like my act because I'm wearing nose glasses. Adults like my act because there's a guy who thinks putting on nose glasses is funny.