"I watched the entire O.J. Simpson trial, and he was guilty." — Connie Willis

I have never written anything in one draft, not even a grocery list, although I have heard from friends that this is actually possible.

Fred Astaire is my hero. I love him because he was willing to kill himself to make his art look effortless. And because he proved it's possible to be an artist and a good person.

Writers are too neurotic to ever be happy.

It is my belief that everything you need to know about the world can be learned in a church choir.