"I think that a writer's job is to tell the truth, even if it's a lie."

"It's a good idea to remember that whenever you are at any point in time, you are at a point in time, and you're not at the end of time."

"Life is a wheel. Sooner or later, it always comes around to where you started again."

"The scariest moment is always just before you start."

"I have the heart of a small boy—and I keep it in a jar on my desk."