“My theory is that all of Scottish cuisine is based on a dare. ”

“Canada is the essence of not being. Not English, not American, it is the mathematic of not being. And a subtle flavour - we're more like celery as a flavour.”

“to think something is good, to do something is God.”

“All my religious beliefs are based on Star Wars.”

“The good characters in my book are loosely based on folks I know. All the bad stuff is made up.”

“They used to call the devil the father of lies. But for someone whose sin is meant to be pride, you'd think that lying would leave something of a sour taste. So my theory is that when the devil wants to get something out of you, he doesn't lie at all. He tells you the exact, literal truth. And he lets you find your own way to hell.”

“All I ever wanted was to pick apart the day, put the pieces back together my way..”