"The short story is still like the novel's wayward younger brother, we know that it's not respectable - but I think that can also add to the glory of it."

"A good writer should be able to write comedic work that made you laugh, and scary stuff that made you scared, and fantasy or science fiction that imbued you with a sense of wonder, and mainstream journalism that gave you clear and concise information in a way that you wanted it."

"The current total of countries in the world with First Amendments is one. You have guaranteed freedom of speech. Other countries don't have that."

"I think the short story is a very underrated art form. We know that novels deserve respect."

"There is no such thing as justice - in or out of court."

"Justice is the harmonious balance between individual liberty and collective good. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The time is always right to do what is right."

"Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom."