There is a time for any fledgling artist where one's taste exceeds one's abilities. The only way to get through this period is to make things anyway. - Gabrielle Zevin

Bookstores attract the right kind of folk. Good people like A.J. and Amelia. And I like talking about books with people who like talking about books. I like paper. I like how it feels, and I like the feel of a book in my back pocket. I like how a new book smells, too.

If something is good and universally acknowledged to be so, this is not reason enough to dislike it.

Well, for one, you have to remember not to scream. Once you have their attention, whispering is much more effective. Screaming ghosts scare people, you know