“They're not so bad. They just need some attention. ...Like pets. Or my brother.”

“The crazy part of my mind is like a mischievous pet I have to keep watch over or it might behave badly while I'm not paying attention.”

“Yeah, reflections! The same, but different. Like twins - like blood brothers! And when you need something bad done, like punishment or revenge, you'll just ask me, and I will do it -”

“I once jokingly told someone that every book is like a relationship. They're four or five years long - that's not so bad. They're serious. They demand a lot of attention. But I remember thinking that I wanted to have one with someone who's not so crazy and peculiar and demanding.”

“Bad language is a stage all children go through, and it dies with time when they learn they're not attracting attention with it.”

“Conscience is like a pet: If you spoil it by too much attention it'll start yipping at the most inopportune times.”