I think that the special thing about radio is the off switch. If something's not pleasing you, turn it off.

An updated notion of genius would have to center around one's mastery of information and its dissemination.

Automation and technology don't cure behavioral ruts: they just create new instances of them.

If you work on something a little bit every day, you end up with something that is massive.

It's not plagiarism in the digital age -- it's repurposing.

You can't show me a sentence, word, or phoneme that is meaningless; by its nature, language is packed with meaning and emotion.

Conceptual writing is looking for that "Aha!" moment, when something so simple, right under our noses, is revealed as being awe- inspiring, profound, and transcendent.

Language is material to shape and mold, not only a transparent or invisible medium for communication, business contracts, or telling stories.

I think that the richer and deeper documentation is on the web, the better off we all are.

I never wanted my books to be mistaken for poetry or fiction books; I wanted to write reference books. But instead of referring to something, they refer to nothing.

I've been trolled lots on Twitter. But I understand trolls for what they are and I don't let them get to me. They take my bait, so I'm in charge of the discourse.

If you're struggling today, remember that life is worth living and believe that the best is yet to come. Remember that you are loved, you matter, and never forget that there is always hope.

It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.

My blood is too thick for California: I have never been able to properly explain myself in this climate.

Readers tend to devour short stories on a newssheet, but would be disinclined to read them in collections

There can be no peace of mind in love, since the advantage one has secured is never anything but a fresh starting-point for future desires.

We're lucky to be in the middle of a TV renaissance. It's the healthiest storytelling medium in our culture.

Every time the industry gets powerful, and corporate thinking dominates what the music is, then the music really pales.

Do good: we will meet one another there.

Fantasy allows you bend the world and the situation to more clearly focus on the moral aspects of what's happening. In fantasy you can distill life down to the essence of your story.

The variety of opinions leads to questions. Questions lead to truth.