This is going to take forever.""I wouldn't mind spending forever with you, " Zaid winked.

Even the most popular people could feel lonely sometimes.

He was smiling at her like she was something special. Did I agree with this smile? Maybe.

How is it that music can, without words, evoke our laughter, our fears, our highest aspirations?

Life is very simple, but to make ourselves feel intelligent, we insist on making it complex.

Nonfiction. I didn’t choose it as much as it chose me. It squatted and birthed me one raw winter day then jerked me up and set me to scribing.

Characters don't belong to anyone, not even the person who plays them.

Eternal superiority of the Dandy. What is the Dandy?

Technology evolves faster than people do, faster than biology does.

The modern listening experience is one of solitude, where someone just listens to music on their laptop.

The miracle of being able to pay attention to other people in your life, and the miracle of being in time, and to continue being in time.

I go down to Newport and Huntington a lot. It's more crowded than where I grew up on Phillip Island, but I think it's helped me adjust to life in America - getting into the water as much as I can.

Joking around is part of my personality, just who I am.