I pray thee, sir, forgive me for the mess/And whether I shot first, I'll not confess. - Han Solo

- Be thou not technical with me,/Or else thine input valve may swift receive/a hearty helping of my golden foot.

Trying to write while I'm distracted definitely doesn't work for me. I'm also a compulsive saver of my files, so every writing session ends with me emailing what I've written to myself, just in case.

O help/ Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, help. Thou art/ Mine only hope. -Leia Organa

True it is,/ That these are not the droids for which thou search'st. -Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi

I do think any modern storyteller is influenced by the stories we all grow up with and become familiar with, our shared cultural narratives.

If flurries be the food of quests, snow on.

Mostly, I hope that by having some fun with Shakespeare's style I'll encourage young people who are intimidated by Shakespeare to give him a try.

I do a lot of writing in my capacity as the creative director for a marketing agency. These days, though, I'm trying to write a little bit most evenings just to keep the creative juices flowing.

Indeed, it may most verily be saidThat only death and taxes certain are.

I do believe—that all the world's a star. Beyond that heav'nly light I shall fly far!" Luke (ACT I, Scene 7)

Money doesn't change you, it reveals you. Money is just an enabler, whatever a person chooses to do with it is a reflection of their character.

The more you read within a balanced life, the more time you have. Strange but true.

He got why Eleanor tried so hard to look different. Sort of. It was because she was different - because she wasn't afraid to be.

Reason, however able, cool at best, Cares not for service, or but serves when prest, Stays till we call, and then not often near.

The shape of the heaven is of necessity spherical; for that is the shape most appropriate to its substance and also by nature primary.

It is emotion that drives the intelligence forward in spite of obstacles.

In a country like America, there are places, many states here still where coming out means you lose your job, where coming out means division, where it means potentially abuse.

Be wary of the horse with a sense of humor.

The best revenge is to live an awesome life.

I know what I like, and I'm not trying to search for who I am.