"If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot."

"Humor is almost always a subversive element. It's a way to make people think about things they don't want to think about."

"Revising a story down to the bare essentials is always a little like murdering children, but it must be done."

"I saw something even more beautiful than a sense of humor: an appreciation for life's essential absurdity."

"Sleep is good, he said, and books are better."