There is a god in man, and in nature. He, who sits in the dark, is the bringer of light. This beauty, the sign of an open eye.

Any writer of horror needs to at least have a good, solid love of the genre. Also, good horror writers need to have a slightly twisted sense of humor. Without humor, horror just isn’t as good.

When he whispered my name, that's when I knew- this was how death felt.

The way of Heaven and Earth may be completely declared in one sentence: They are without any doubleness, and so they produce things in a manner that is unfathomable.

If you listen to the neverdo's, it's never done.

He obviously needed more practice, but no matter how often I abandoned him out there, his sense of direction never seemed to improve.

Iowans are super talkative, like me. I'm very talkative. I'm very curious about strangers.

What is society but an individual? [] The ocean is not society; it is individuals. This was how I managed to gain a modicum of freedom from my terror at the illusion of the ocean called the world.

I find myself looking around for other new, interesting opportunities to dive into.

I've seen lifelong friends drift apart over golf just because one could play better, but the other counted better.

Imagine taking off your makeup and nobody knows who you are.