But it goes without saying that Michael Jordan could never date Pamela Anderson. That would cause the apocalypse.

Flying to me isn't scary, it's just incredibly boring. And I guess I have a fear of boredom, so in that regard, I'm afraid to fly.

It drives me crazy to do readings of my books, because if I read anything I've written in the past, I'd like to almost rewrite everything. If I could, I'd completely rewrite Fargo Rock City, and every sentence would be just slightly different. In all likelihood, most of them wouldn't be any better. Some of them would just be changed back to whatever form they used to be, before I second-guessed myself the first time.

Observing someone without context amplifies the experience. The more we know, the less we are able to feel.

First, you must love yourself. And if you do that convincingly enough, others will love you too much.

The debate about climate change in many ways is tied to the petroleum industry. If the value of petroleum was considerably less than it is, and the value of coal was considerably less than it is, there would be much less debate about this.

Book writing is a little different because, in my case, my editor is a year younger than me and basically has the same sensibility as me.