"She was a poetry book with the wrong dust jacket, shelved in the Reference section."
- Joyce Rachelle
"I often buy print books only after I've read them in some digital form or other. It's my odd way of keeping the physical presence of the best among multitudes. And I only have one shelf."
"Non-fiction is to theory as fiction is to experience."
"Every morning I tell myself, "I'll sleep early tonight." And every night I say, "One more chapter."
"Books. It's always easier to tell people that a character is funny rather than attempt to hit the punchline of a joke that character would've said. But if we all simply told, books would cease to exis..."
"When I trust someone I do it without doubt or fear or reservation. And then I work on a Plan B."
"Indifference destroys vocation unlike any other intangible force, for the reason that it shakes the very core of our motivation for doing what we do."
"Much of what I learned about forgiveness I learned by inhabiting the lives of my characters. Even villains act with reasonable intent. Mercy is easier with understanding. Still, it helps that on paper..."
"If I exist, then surely there must be someone else out there like me."
"Always make an effort to be around people who will help you grow."