Writing a story or a novel is one way of discovering sequence in experience, of stumbling upon cause and effect in the happenings of a writer's own life.

I learn from experience.

It's always good to get a smaller tournament under your belt so that by the time you get to the Slams, you have a lot of experience.

There's no experience like on-the-job training.

I started thinking about joy. Everything in our society is so purposeful. Let's bring joy back to the experience.

When I was 27 years old, I organized legal aid clinics to help low-income seniors. It was a life-altering experience.

Yes, all my songs come from personal experience and relationships.

The essence of a role-playing game is that it is a group, cooperative experience.

I think newspapers shouldn't try to compete directly with the Web, and should do what they can do better, which may be long-form journalism and using photos and art, and making connections with large-form graphics and really enhancing the tactile experience of paper.

Well, my background is journalism. I don't have any creative-writing experience except for one class I took as a sophomore in college.