Before, I was always trying to make my relationships work by means of willpower and forced affability. This time I didn't have to strive for anything. A quality of ease spread over us.

The worst mistakes I've made have been the ones directed by sweet-natured hopefulness.

There is no weather in malls.

Everybody should customize their names.

Gainfully unemployed, very proud of it, too.

Forget art. Put your trust in ice cream.

It's better to be nominated for awards than not to be nominated for them, but of course to some degree such awards [National Book Award] are always subjective.