I read a book a day when I was a kid. My family was not literary; we did not have any books in the house.

There are a lot of people who think that's what's needed to be successful is always being right, always being careful, always picking the right path.

Don't think too much. That makes you believe you have more choices than you do. Then you mind becomes confused.

Whenever my mother talks to me, she begins the conversation as if we were already in the middle of an argument.

Among writers, if you don't have a therapist, it's like saying you don't keep a journal or use the thesaurus. It's a natural accompaniment.

Fate is shaped half by expectation, half by inattention.

Over time, passion wanes, differences don't.