"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."

Feelings are guides to action.

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.