Fiction is a careful combination of observation, inspiration, and imagination.

With The Dread, first kiss was the beginning. Second kiss was the end.

Great relationships create great characters. Make them feel real. Alive. Tangible and unforgettable. Bad relationships kill them. Bury them. Make you wish they hadn't wasted your precious time.

Of course I believe in magic. I believe in storytelling.

Writers are like onions, layers upon layers upon layers.

I don't know who a character is till I look into their eyes.

They say a picture's worth a thousand words, but with me it always ends up being well over a hundred thousand.

Life is about connection, not perfection.

To reach for yourself is to survive, to reach for others is to provide.

I just want you to know, I love the way you look at me. Make's me feel like everything's gonna be okay.

Death is certain. Nobody can escape it. Then why fear death? Live till you die!

The last thing she'd wanted was anything as complicated as a relationship, for it felt as though there we're though complication in her life already.

As I grabbed my cocoa, chocolate ran down my hand."This makes me feel like a five-year-old, " I said, licking it off."If I ordered a sandwich at this place, do you think they'd cut the crusts off?

A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.

I try not to spend too much time on partisan politics. Life's too short for that. I don't really believe that there have been many human problems solved by politics.

Education is a vast sea of lies, waste, corruption, crackpot theorizing, and careerist log-rolling.

When Lady Gaga says I am her inspiration, you reach kids between 12 and 18. Now I am like a brand - jeans, Coca-Cola.

What I love about what digital entertainment has done is that they've given real creative freedom to folks like myself who are doing really groundbreaking stuff.

Fashion is a reflection of your personality, so have fun and experiment.

You know what the secret to weight loss is? Don't eat much.