O Luke, I would not lose thee as I lostDarth Vader. His betrayal made my lifeA bleak and tragic thing. Thy loss untoThe dark would make my death a hellish, coldEternity.

- Be thou not technical with me,/Or else thine input valve may swift receive/a hearty helping of my golden foot.

Trying to write while I'm distracted definitely doesn't work for me. I'm also a compulsive saver of my files, so every writing session ends with me emailing what I've written to myself, just in case.

O help/ Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, help. Thou art/ Mine only hope. -Leia Organa

True it is,/ That these are not the droids for which thou search'st. -Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi

I pray thee, sir, forgive me for the mess/And whether I shot first, I'll not confess. - Han Solo

I do think any modern storyteller is influenced by the stories we all grow up with and become familiar with, our shared cultural narratives.

If flurries be the food of quests, snow on.

Mostly, I hope that by having some fun with Shakespeare's style I'll encourage young people who are intimidated by Shakespeare to give him a try.

I do a lot of writing in my capacity as the creative director for a marketing agency. These days, though, I'm trying to write a little bit most evenings just to keep the creative juices flowing.

Indeed, it may most verily be saidThat only death and taxes certain are.

Happiness is not defined by how much money you possess.

Always the right question is considered the unrelated one.

I dont see lines of force as being destructive, except to the extent that they are exclusively traceable through observance of the path of distorted material left in their wake.

A non-Communist premier with Communist ministers would be like a woman trying to stay half pregnant.

Seems like everything people oughta know they just don't want to hear. I guess that's the big trouble with the world.

I will always be here. We will walk the skies together forever.

The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands, that is, to give them the power at all times to defend it in the legislature and in the courts of justice.

I read every draft of every episode of every series produced at FX.

For a while I didn't have a car . . . I had a helicopter . . . no place to park it, so I just tied it to a lamp post and left it running. [slow glance upward]

I also have experience working with American producer Roger Corman who knows a lot of secrets in making movies look bigger than their budget.