I was always fascinated with the way that things pop on the Internet - the ways you build communities and create little stories and ideas that people play around with and send back to you.

Generally speaking, I think it is fair to say that I am a friend to the creatures of the Earth when I am not busy eating them or wearing them.

A stopped clock is correct twice a day, but a sundial can be used to stab someone, even at nighttime.

Specificity is the soul of narrative.

I am not beautiful, so I don't know why I'm making myself ugly. But the mustache stays.

All I can ask from society is that it please stop telling me why I should like sports.

I actually own a copy of my own book; that's how dedicated I am as an author.

There is no ritual that enhances creativity other than just starting.

My career as a magazine writer was largely prefaced on the idea of curiosity, to go on adventures and weasel my way into the lives of people that I admire.

A literary agent is nothing but a cheap salesman (or woman); while a writer is a cheap salesman (or woman) who also has to actually write the books.

The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.

Love gives you knees to crawl, feet to run, legs to sprint, and wings to soar.

We must always be careful never to make more enemies than we could handle if they were all to attack at once.

Law has at least two roles: one is to define and regulate the limits of acceptable behavior. The other is to teach principles for individuals to make individual choices.

People often ask me what happened to my first husband? And I say, I killed him.

Hold a positive thought of an enlightened person in your mind. When that thought touches their aura, it comes back quickly with a positive lift. You will go up.

You don't come into cooking to get rich.

I like a man who can run faster than I can.

You can't make yourself saved. This is very threatening to people, even Christians, because of what it seems to say about freedom.

I'm happiest when I'm working. If I'm not working, I feel like I'm wasting my time.

There are many things I want, and the only way I will get them is to keep my head down, listen to the right people and work hard