We Never Choose Which Words To Use,

People Always Ask About My Influences, And They Cite A Bunch Of People I've Never Heard Of

I Never Knew Words Could Be So Confusing," Milo Said To Tock As He Bent Down To Scratch The Dog's Ear. "only When You Use A Lot To Say A Little," Answered Tock. Milo Thought This Was Quite The Wisest Thing He'd Heard All Day.

You May Not See It Now," Said The Princess Of Pure Reason, Looking Knowingly At Milo's Puzzled Face, "but Whatever We Learn Has A Purpose And Whatever We Do Affects Everything And Everyone Else, If Even In The Tiniest Way.

Have You Ever Heard A Blindfolded Octopus Unwrap A Cellophane-covered Bathtub?

And When I'm Writing, I Write A Lot Anyway. I Might Write Pages And Pages Of Conversation Between Characters That Don't Necessarily End Up In The Book, Or In The Story I'm Working On, Because They're Simply My Way Of Getting To Know The Characters