John Hodgman

Any time you try to create an Internet meme, automatic fail. That's like the worst thing you can do.

My career as a magazine writer was largely prefaced on the idea of curiosity, to go on adventures and weasel my way into the lives of people that I admire.

The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.

I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery.

It's not that I ever sat down and outlined a trilogy, but I always have a sense of what size an idea is when I start it.