Retribution is tricky. . . . The insult isn't usually worth the risk of punishment. And eventually one learns that karma has a surprising way of taking care of these situations. All you have to do is sit back and watch.

I'm not ashamed of anything I've done. Shame is a useless emotion.

I started writing about New York as soon as I arrived. I was 19. I used to write short stories and send them out.

As Im writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.

Meanwhile I'll probably see him again. That's how sick I am.

I know I'm not a wordsmith. And I don't write poetry. Sometimes I think I should, because it's really helpful. But I always wanted to write novels.

We hate guys who date more than one woman at a time. I've always believed that what's unacceptable in one sex should, by definition, be unacceptable in the other.