John Hodgman

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

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

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.

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.