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Basically, I tend to see the world differently to other people, and I write books and stories to alter the imagination of people so that they also see the world in a different way.

Key metaphors help determine what and how we perceive and how we think about our perceptions.

My goal always is to tell a universal story, meaning it's about a person who has an idea, a vision, a dream, an ambition to make the world somewhat less chaotic.

My fans have always loved my metaphors.

We are shaped by each other. We adjust not to the reality of a world, but to the reality of other thinkers.

I couldn't have come up with a better metaphor for my life and my internal conflict. It amazes me how quickly we can manifest our fears; not only had I created my 'I'm never satisfied, I'll drive her away' nightmare.

There are just certain realities about our world and I just happen to be creative within it.

If I can't change the world, at least I want to change the way people look at it.

Metaphor creates a kind of conceptual synesthesia, in which we understand one concept in the context of another.

The aspect of kind of living in your imagination and creating a more romantic vision of the world than the reality that you're given - that's definitely something I can sort of relate to.