Im working on a bunch of things with my daughter Emily. In some ways, shes a smarter and better editor than I am.

Sometimes poetry--words--give us a small, lovely look at ourselves. And sometimes that is enough.

In a way, my childhood was one long bunch of pages... I read and read and read.

I have great respect for children. And I have great respect for their ability as writers.

What is perfect? Journey, a thing doesn't have to be perfect to be fine. That goes for a picture. That goes for life....Things can be good enough.

Life is made up of circles ... Life is not a straight line ... And sometimes we circle back to a past time. But we are not the same. We are changed forever.

My greatest fear is being somewhere without a book.

I never work from an outline, and often I dont know how the story will end.

You should know that there are some things for which there are no answers, no matter how beautiful the words may be.

All the world can be found in poetry. All you need to see and hear. All the moments, good and bad, joyous and sad.

Fact and fiction are different truths.

Never marry at all, Dorian. Men marry because they are tired, women, because they are curious: both are disappointed.

Life is unpredictable.We can not tell will happen in a minute.We have no control of tomorrow and it's details. Live a careful life.

Let's see if your right foot is as fearless as your mouth.

I'm so accustomed to being alone.

I have tried to talk about the issues in this campaign... and this has sometimes been a lonely road, because I never meet anybody coming the other way.

I'm rather pleased with the new manuals. I see Inform now as a gauche young adult, having got past the stage of growing out of his shoes every few months.

Sometimes wearing a mask is the best way to show our true selves.

…made me promise to cut down on the drinking and swearing, which I have. Unfortunately, this has left me dim-witted and nearly speechless.

I believe that I am guided by chance encounters. I believe in the miracle of chance encounters.

Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were headed for shore.