“You think intelligence and grit can succeed by themselves, but I'm telling you that's a pretty illusion.”

“In one sense, every character you create will be yourself. You've never murdered, but your murderer's rage will be drawn from memories of your own extreme anger. Your love scenes will contain hints of your own past kisses and sweet moments.”

“A stereotype may be negative or positive, but even positive stereotypes present two problems: They are cliches, and they present a human being as far more simple and uniform than any human being actually is.”

“An alien had given her his phone number and asked her to wait. It was almost like dating again.”

“You think intelligence and grit can succeed by themselves, but I'm telling you that's a pretty illusion.”