Exploitation is a harsh word, I know that, but on a certain level, to me that is the central Hollywood story.

There’s no use in denying it: this has been a bad week. I’ve started drinking my own urine.

Why would I care what other people are thinking? I don't care what an audience thinks of me.

And though the coldness I have always felt leaves me, the numbness doesn't and probably never will. this relationship will probably lead to nothing... this didn't change anything. I imagine her smelling clean, like tea.

You do not write a novel for praise, or thinking of your audience. You write for yourself; you work out between you and your pen the things that intrigue you

I write books to relieve ­myself of pain. That's the prime motivator to write. Period.

People are afraid to merge.