Perfect sanity is a myth propagated by straitjacket salesmen.

— Rebecca McKinsey

Stories start in all sorts of places. Where they begin often tells the reader of what to expect as they progress. Castles often lead to dragons, country estates to deeds of deepest love (or of hate), and ambiguously presented settings usually lead to equally ambiguous characters and plot, leaving a reader with an ambiguous feeling of disappointment. That's one of the worst kinds.

— Rebecca McKinsey

That kind of imagination is why we're not dead.

— Rebecca McKinsey

The difference between politics and religion is that the first makes it legal to hate, and makes the love of the second illegal.

— Rebecca McKinsey

The ones who hate me the most are the ones who don't scare me.

— Rebecca McKinsey

There’s a difference between a mistake and a regret. Everything up to this moment has made this moment. If you can change a mistake, then go out and do what you can to change it. If you can’t change it, there’s no use regretting it because it will just make you miserable. Live right now, even if that involves dealing with the consequences of your actions. Time travel always ends badly.

— Rebecca McKinsey

There seem to be two main types of people in the world, crosswords and Sudoku.

— Rebecca McKinsey

When you don't change, history repeats itself. Then you have to decide if changing is for the best, or you keep seeing repeats because you're doing something right.

— Rebecca McKinsey

When you feel like throwing rocks, make sure they're ones no one can throw back.

— Rebecca McKinsey

Work like an angel, dress like a demon, live like a ghost, and dream like a human.

— Rebecca McKinsey