“Its my opinion that only in times of utter depression or lofty peace is it appropriate to be creative.”

“I primarily use poetry as a purge, a self-medication device when Im in the depths of loneliness, anxiety or in the throes of depression. When Im lost in the darkness of mental illness, I spill fort...”

“I feel like these characters, these places, these beings and plots, and even these inanimate objects are counting on me for survival. Its my responsibility to reveal them to the world, to show my r...”

“Edgar Allan Poes writings showed me perfectly that there can be such fragile beauty and purity located in darkness and sorrow.”

“In my own book-signings, I find humility. Its always humbling when people go out of their way to come visit with me and by some of my books.”

“As long as I have other ideas and projects noted, I feel confident that they'll be alright until I get to them. And my ideas and tastes may have evolved by the time I get to them so that an idea ca...”

“And once you've been to this Center, this Truth, you'll know your way everywhere. You are never lost again.”

“The Queen's Pride was his ship, and he loved her. (That was the way his sentences always went: It is raining today and I love you. My cold is better and I love you. Say hello to Horse and I love yo...”

“What Joab did not and could not know was that it was ego, and the ego of a king is just like the ego of anyone else. It is a social infection, entering each person as a psychological virus that is ...”

“There were five others before they got to him. He smiled a little when his turn came. His voice was low, smoky, and dead sexy. My name is Augustus Waters, he said. Im seventeen. I had a little touc...”

“I love fictional characters...they can't break your heart.”

“Fictions are realities we don't think of, that are happening to people we know nothing about.”