“To be a writer is to embrace rejection as a way of life.”

“At the moment developing a nice little inoffensive cancer somewhere on dry land seemed infinitely preferable to what she was grimly convinced was soon to be her death by drowning way too far out at sea.”

“Science fiction is the agent provocateur of literature.”

“Three-hour layover in Seattle. If you were flying Alaska Airlines and you wanted to go to hell you had to fly through Seattle to get there.”

“The blogosphere rewards no-holds-barred smartassery.”

“Once in a while, I like to polish my halo by taking on a case pro bono.”

“If cyberspace can screw with you, it will.”