“All writers have their own pet commandments.” — Darin Strauss Quote

“All writers have their own pet commandments.”

“I suppose that, for most of us, the fascination of conjoined twins is that such people can serve as symbols.”

“The novelist has permission to do whatever she chooses to supercharge whatever's interesting in her story. This is also known as freedom.”

“If cats were double the size they are now, they'd probably be illegal.”

“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.”

“My pet peeve and my goal in life is to somehow get an adjective for 'integrity' in the dictionary. 'Truthful' doesn't really cover it, or 'genuine.' It should be like 'integritus.'”