I think the older you are, the more you're going to cling to the printed word as being sacred.

Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time.

If someone is going to criticize what you've written and you believe in what you've written then you should respond.

I think a lot of parents are afraid to express certain emotions about children who are different, because they think that it's wrong to feel chained sometimes, to feel anger, to say to yourself, "I never wanted this." I think it's natural.

I think the only safe medium are books, because people like to hold books in their hand.

Why did I become a writer? Because I grew up in New York City, and there were seven newspapers in New York City, and my family was an inveterate reader of newspapers and I loved holding a paper in my hand. It was something sacred.

I actually like football a great deal.