Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

I wanted to write about the moment when your addictions no longer hide the truth from you. When your whole life breaks down. That's the moment when you have to somehow choose what your life is going to be about.

I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.

If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time.

What is the real purpose behind the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus? They seem like greater steps toward faith and imagination, each with a payoff. Like cognitive training exercises.