I wasn't a misanthrope and I wasn't a misogynist but I liked being alone. It felt good to sit alone in a small space and smoke and drink. I had always been good company for myself.

Those who preach god, need god Those who preach peace do not have peace Those who preach love do not have love

this time has finished me.

it's good to have things done with when they don't work it's also good not to hate or even forget the person you've failed with.

…He was always high on drugs. I was not a drug man, but in case I wanted to hide from myself for a few days, I knew I could get anything I wanted from him.

Don't ever write a novel unless it hurts like a hot turd coming out.

Not everybody thought they could be a dentist or an automobile mechanic but everybody knew they could be a writer.