"My dad was a Presbyterian minister. Yes, I am one of those dreaded P.K.s — Preacher's Kids. Be afraid. Be very afraid…"

"My favorite word is "redemption." I like both its meaning and the sound. My least favorite word is "maybe." "Maybe" i…"

"I have an artificial left eye. I lost my real eye in a car accident when I was eighteen. In fact, I had to have my en…"

"I'm related to Davy Crockett on my mom's side. Honest."

"I'm one of those people who has to write. If I don't write, I feel itchy and depressed and cranky. So everybody's gla…"

"People always think they know other people, but they don’t. Not really. I mean, maybe they know things about them, li…"

"You’ve been assigned an identity since birth. Then you spend the rest of your life walking around in it to see if it …"

"“Oh, hello," Dr. M says, shaking Balder's hand. "Wonderful costume. I'm a bit of a role player myself on the weekends…"

"Balder holds up a completely blank rune. Wyrd. The beginning and the end. Fate. I don't know what that means, but it'…"

"The dark does not weep for itself because there is no light. Rather, it accepts that it is the dark. It is said that …"