““I've always been interested in the intimate side of events. War doesn't interest me: soldiers do. Protests don't interest me: protestors do. Parades don't interest me: the performers do. I'm interested in big, complicated things only after looking at the tiny movable pieces and gluing them together. The Raven Cycle's a really good example of how I am interested in this big world — but only by looking at it through a multitude of individuals.””