I exaggerated even before I began to exaggerate, because it's true — nothing is ever quite as bad as it could be.

I've always known when I start a story what the last line is. It's always been the case, since the first story I ever wrote. I don't know how it's going to get there, but I seem to need the destination. I need to know where I end up. It never changes, ever.

I meet a person, and in my mind I'm saying three minutes; I give you three minutes to show me the spark.

I think you would like Warren. He drinks Courvoisier in a Coke can, and has a laugh like you'd find in a cartoon bubble.

Wear your heart on the page, and people will read to find out how you solved being alive.

I leave a lot out when I tell the truth

I want to know everything about you, so I tell you everything about myself.