I could feel the tears streaming down my face—in some kind of frenzied competition with the rain. At first, I tried to brush the tears away, but I finally let them take their course, unabated.

At a certain point, unabashed optimism becomes delusional insanity.

I think we’ve all lost our minds a bit.” It sounded like she was fighting back tears.

Then again, I had become a disappointment. It’s easier to find fault with a disappointment.

I was good at fabricating the truth when necessary to protect someone, even myself.

Sadly, peaks and valleys are a part of life. You are resilient and you will come out of this stronger than you ever thought possible. Trust me—I know. It’s crucial to remain positive and optimistic.

What money is worth is never taught in formative stages, thereby everyone defines it his own way, but the fact remains that no one is able to define it ever, but still runs after it blindly.

There are many who would take my time. I shun them. There are some who share my time. I am entertained by them.

Agents and publishers only want one thing - good writing.

What could be more interesting than thinking of mysterious happenings, finding the answers to intriguing questions, and making up new worlds?

Ethics is obedience to the unenforceable.

Teamwork was more accepted 40 years ago.

To me there's no creativity without boundaries. If you're gonna write a sonnet, it's 14 lines, so it's solving the problem within the container.

A woman I loved [Andi Parhamovich] was killed in Baghdad in January 2007 – al-Qaeda in Iraq took credit for it … The memorial service with me crying over an empty coffin.

When you know psychologically what [characters] are feeling, then that plays out on how you dress a lot of times.

I always loved comic books and I'm still a great fan of the graphic novel.