“Life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly. Literature tries to document this reality, while showing us it is still possible for us to endure nobly.”

“Air goes in and out of my nose, throat, lungs, blood, heart brain - and so I am”

“I write about people who are usually damaged or neglected by society finding each other and forming relationships that are quite extraordinary and in some cases life-saving. I've had a few o...”

“You need to make time for your family no matter what happens in your life”

“And I still love you in my own fucked-up way. I miss you, I really do. Can we still be friends?”