I just think, as writers, especially with a book that takes years to write, you sort of wake up every morning hoping and praying that you can make it work for the day.

I'm really much better at asking questions than answering them, since asking questions is like a constant deflection of oneself.

Today, MTV doesn't play videos anymore, but YouTube certainly has become the next MTV.

Safety, reputation, their lives, their friends, and their world. Writers typically try to avoid that because it's not expedient.

There are certain moments where artwork might seem like it's part of someone's career - if you really know the art world - , but I did my best to prevent that overlap.

There is something very romantic about the orphan figure in American literature.

My parents were great parents, but for some bizarre reason they allowed me to watch whatever I wanted on TV, we had cable. And I constantly watched horror movies.