Do you know how you get the urge to clean your room, and it’s no big deal? But when your mom tells you that you have to clean your room, you don't want to? That's me, anyway.
Bill KonigsbergI don't think about relatability (when writing), I think about the heart of the character.
Bill KonigsbergStraight people have it so much easier. They don’t understand. They can’t. There’s no such thing as openly straight.
Bill KonigsbergAnd perhaps the best answer is not to tolerate differences, not even to accept them. But to celebrate them. Maybe then those who are different would feel more loved, and less, well, tolerated.
Bill KonigsbergIt needs to be said that sometimes my mom forgets important details when she talks. Like the time she told us she was considering leather (couches, it turns out), or when I was little and she said, "Here's a napkin to put your balls in" (the Atomic Fireballs that I was eating, she meant).
Bill Konigsberg