When I was 10, I was hit by a car, which turned my right tibia into a jigsaw puzzle.

Engrave this in your brain: EVERY WRITER GETS REJECTED. You will be no different.

If you want me to treat your ideas with more respect, get some better ideas.

I am not responsible for actions of the imaginary version of me you have inside your head.

I didn't mind getting old when I was young. It's the being old now that's getting to me.

Part of what makes us human is what we mean to other people, and what people mean to us.

I thought I saw him once, but it turned out to be a yeti

There's a difference between the fact that the universe is inherently unfair on a cosmic level, and the fact that life is unfair because people are actively making it so.

When you're a teenager and you're in love, it's obvious to everyone but you and the person you're in love with.

Christianity is a fine religion and I wish more Christians practiced it.

Don’t discount that part of who he was just because you didn’t know it. None of us are all of who we are to any one person.

Oh yeah, "God is great!" Well, why an't you, mate?

Humans are...extraordinary. It's a shame that we often forget that, and that we treat each other as anything less than the masterpieces we are.

Do not bring me your successes; they weaken me. Bring me your problems; they strengthen me.

People respect you because they feel you've survived hard times and endured, and although you've become famous, you haven't become phony.

If you can inspire a kid that's maybe the best part of being a comic book artist.

I make music for people to feel happy with my music and the people that actually want to support me, that's all I care about. I care about the people that want the music. I make the music for them.

"Heresy," by the way, simply means "choice." It came to mean "thoughtcrime," implying it was blasphemy to presume to choose your own belief instead of swallowing what the bishops spoonfed you.

One of the biggest problems for beginning writers is this need to over-explain.

Your thinking today determines your performance today.