I have not invented a new Hebrew letter made partially from hair

"I have not invented a new Hebrew letter made partially from hair, something that sweats and seems nearly human, something that imparts a folktale when held in one's hand. I invent a lot in what I write — I invent almost all of it. But I don't get past even the first half page unless I can tether the hell out of my real feelings to whatever I've invented. I need a thousand different emotional connections or else the whole thing is silly and without purpose."

- Ben Marcus, in Six Questions for Ben Marcus, Harper's Magazine