“When I tell people there are three stories in 'Thunderstruck' that wer...” — Elizabeth McCracken Quote

“When I tell people there are three stories in 'Thunderstruck' that were from the same wrecked novel, they want to guess what they are. Nobody has. There are no characters or timelines in common. They're structured very differently. A good novel wouldn't have pulled apart so easily.”

“There's a good chance that in 40 years, after the floods, people zipping by on scavenged jetpacks with their scavenged baseball caps on backwards, I will be in my rocking chair saying bitterly, 'I remember when 'all right' was two words.'”

“I can't imagine not joking even at the worst of times. And for me, it's sort of automatic.”

“I'm astounded by people who can listen to music when they write. I can only assume that they have multi-track brains, while mine is decidedly single.”

“I used to be a writer with superstitions worthy of a professional baseball player: I needed a certain desk chair and a certain armchair and a certain desk arrangement, and I could only get really useful work done between 8 P.M. and 3 A.M. Then I started to move, and I couldn't bring my chairs with me.”

“Actually, the kids at school don't treat me any differently at all just because I'm on television.”

“When I saw the movie, I said, I wish I had heard the music. I would have ridden the horse differently.”

“I just don't see why people are treated differently or with a different set of rules. It's just wrong.”

“Ultimately, you have to not worry about people thinking you should have played him differently. You're the one playing the part so it has to be yours.”

“People who don't fit the mold are treated differently than those who do.”

“I realise that women don't want to get treated differently but just equally. I don't know what feminism is all about, but I understand that women should be treated equally, and I endorse that thought.”