Over the years, I've trained myself to speak using the same language I would use if I were typing: meaning using full sentences in the way that paragraphs and scenes are arranged.

I always had this non-stop drive. I had to keep sending stories out and every once in awhile I'd get something accepted or get the little trickle of positive feedback.

Each book will have a lot of cliffhangers, because I like that.

A moment of consideration often prevents a thousand apologies

Every spare second I would write, somehow. On my lunch hour, too.

My dad is a bank president and my mom was an accountant and they didn't think that seeking the life of a freelance writer was very practical, you see. Of course, I was just as determined to do it.

If you had an alien race that looked like insects, then they would build robots to look like themselves, not to look like people.

The real key is time management and being able to focus on what you need to, on using every available minute to accomplish something that needs to be done.

One of the things that was kind of shocking for humans... was to come to terms with was the fact that, hey, we may not be the center of the universe.

Wouldn't you like to have an augmented memory chip that you could plug into your head so you don't have to look everything up and remember everything?

There is grand romance in The Lord of the Rings. It's an important part of epic literature.

When you consider all the stars I have managed, mere submarines make me smile.

I think the relation between the monarchy and the press is very much a two-way street.

If we now seek the spiritual significance of the technique of Michelangelo we shall find that his sculpture expressed restless energy.

Right now my favorite book is 'Omnivores Dilemma.

My whole family has been such a great support, and theyre the ones who have kept me grounded and allowed me to be who I am today.

Success is the only unforgivable sin against your neighbor.

Every animator is really an actor performing in slow motion, living the character a drawing at a time.

In terms of the spaceship Earth, the wrong crew is in command, and it’s time for a mutiny.

From fried witchetty grubs to gold-plated turnips, when you're a writer you never know what's going to appear on your plate next. It keeps a woman alert, it does.

Christian is a great noun and a poor adjective