I believe actual violence scars children much more than violence in storybooks.

People of different ethnicities are definitely not of differing species. Biologically speaking, people are people.

In Japan, it's strange to openly take credit for giving to charity or even to donate publicly.

I'd hasten to say that the prejudice in Dust City isn't completely analogous to racism in the real world.

Historical atrocities have certainly shown that dehumanizing any group is the first step toward genocide.

If some readers take away the idea that animals deserve better treatment in general, then I certainly won't argue.

I can't say I'm anything like a devoted animal rights activist, but I certainly oppose cruelty to animals.

I always hope that the artwork will complement and enrich a story.

Since I tend to write chronologically, the middle is always the place where the process is most taxing.

Destiny isn't immutable. You can change your fate. But I'd say the only way to do it is with hard, intelligent work and long-term dedication to a goal.

In medieval Europe, childbirth was a leading cause of death. So widowed fathers with children were quite common, meaning stepmothers were equally common.

Great fear can cast love out.

Sometimes, a word succeeds beyond the wildest dreams of its creators, like a virus sent into the world to infect common speech.

No matter what, the very first piece of Social Media Real Estate I'd start with is a blog.

Don't be on the side of the angels, it's too lowering.

Age cannot limit him, nor use exhaust his infinite mendacity.

I do like musical films more than big Hollywood films, especially those by Jacques Demi and Vincent Minelli.

The poor man is ruined as soon as he begins to ape the rich.

I'm amazed by the misconceptions about Muslim women and the Arab world that I hear, and that really does hurt me.

If we are deprived of our just due, we naturally experience emotions of anger.

I wanted so much to write that I couldn't write a word.