Until a thing was seen, could it be said to exist? And if his eye through the telescope were the one that brought a certain star into existence, did not that make him a creator?

The idea of perfection can be a tyrant you should overthrow, to gain your freedom.

I love writing fiction - you can take just what you want from a place, and leave the rest.

I don't think the physical object of a book has any sacred quality, so in principle I think ebooks are great - just another way for stories and story-tellers to connect.

A big book is a hard thing to manage - I find the computer makes it easier to keep it in order, and to keep the old drafts (which I sometimes go back to) without drowning in paper.

it crossed Farren's mind that although death seemed big, life was even bigger

It is only possible to live happily ever after on a daily basis.

Cynicism leads to despair, while fixating on the efforts that seemed to work in the past makes an idol out of spiritual states.

I'm looking at the ruins of my own existence and knowing, with a sickening certainty, that my old home and my old life have been truly destroyed.

The more you give, the less you need.

The members of the Mystery school, during the time of Atlantis, had psychically seen the subsequent ages of darkness.

Smart people understand that there is no such thing as paranoia. It is just another mask for ignorance.

I hope my child will be a good Catholic like me.

The writing for me is hard work and I always look forward to drawing the pictures.

I'm probably the only kid in history whose parents made him stop taking music lessons. They made me stop studying the accordion.

I think if you ask any of us here, we all dreamed of ending up on Saturday Night Live. I remember thinking, 'I'll just keep doing this as long as I can get away with it.'