“My family can always tell when I'm well into a novel because the meals get very crummy.”

“I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the events into chapters, and then reams of pages delving into my characters. After that, I'm ready to...”

“I've always enjoyed studying the small clues that indicate a particular class level.”

“... didn't paintings lie also? They showed hours instead of minutes.”