I know how easy it is to be swept away by stories, by things you wish were real.

We're not retreating, we're advancing in reverse.' --Skulduggery Pleasant

Doors are for people with no imagination.

I love you all, even those I don’t particularly like. That’s you, Beryl.

I'm sophisticated, charming, suave, and debonair, Professor. But I have never claimed to be civilized.

Kindness suits you." "Really? I think I'm quite allergic to it.

The Baron, unfortunately, turns it all the way up to eleven." "Seriously? Because, you know, that's one more evil

Well, for future reference, this is my serious face.

Plans are invitation to disappointment.

I'm placing you under arrest for murder, conspiracy to commit murder and, I don't know, possibly littering.

Are you sulking?” “Me? No. I don’t sulk.” “You sound like you’re sulking.” “I’m just waiting for the violent urges to subside.

You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.

There's a fine line between heartbreak and love. It's a compliment when someone tells me my music put them in a place when where they were almost in tears.

What I want to give in the theatre is beauty, that's what I want to give.

Clown' was written when I couldn't find anyone who believed in me as an artist. Maybe those labels will think twice next time a young songwriter comes along.

I'm not an angry person. When I write, the lawyer in me tries to make it as easy to read as possible.

Let my epitaph be, "Here lies Joseph, who failed in everything he undertook."

Ive always been into bodybuilding and keeping in shape, and I just challenge myself to see if I can continue to make improvements.

I am awaiting perpetually and forever a renaissance of wonder

I suppose the danger when you have a job that involves writing is you can be a bit isolated.

When I first ventured into the Gulf of Mexico in the 1950s, the sea appeared to be a blue infinity too large, too wild to be harmed by anything that people could do.