Writing a novel that works is an extremely difficult thing to do. It requires a level of skill and dedication that always surprises me.

No one is drawn to writing about being happy or feelings of joy.

Are you as much of a criminal if you don't act when there's a crime taking place in front of you as you are one of the participants? That was something that I was thinking about a lot because there are many moments in 'Less Than Zero' where horrific things happen and Clay could do something about them, but his passivity stops him.

I convinced myself I hadn't seen anything, ... I had done this many times before ... I was adept at erasing reality.

Do you wear a diaphragm everywhere you go?' I want to scream, but stop myself because the idea really excites me.

I don't know why I write what I write.

Fear never shows up and the party ends early.