“I try not to sell myself short, unless I’m giving myself a great price on the stuff.”

“Writing is hard, but I don’t want to kill myself trying to write. Not unless I’m writing a suicide note.”

“I never wanted to fall in love. Only stupid girls compromised themselves that way, and I was too smart to sell myself short.”

“I’m a master of encouragement. Why should I do work myself when the price of getting others to do it for me is as cheap as cheering them on?”

“Okay, I’m dreaming. Hallucinating. Brought on by stress. I had a hard day today and this is my mind trying to protect itself from…from stuff. Lots of stuff. (Geary)(Arik, Trieg, and ZT stare at Geary.)Oh, like I’m any less sane than the three of you just because I talk to myself. (Geary)”

“A good [short story] would take me out of myself and then stuff me back in, outsized, now, and uneasy with the fit.”