The things he did on purpose were usually no different from the mistakes he made by accident.

Instead, we were given a publication called the Weekly Reader, which was like a newspaper for four-foot illiterates.

Maybe I could survive in one of those resort prisons where they house white-collar criminals. I've always wanted to get better at tennis.

It is important to have questionable friends you can trust unconditionally.

As of right now, I am in love with her, and that love is the biggest problem in my life.

The amount of response I get, in both a negative and a positive context, is completely related to the amount of books I sell, I think. It seems to have nothing to do with what I'm writing, but what degree of success I'm perceived to have.

When you're writing for newspapers you have all these parameters. You can't swear, you have to use short paragraphs, all that. If you stay within those parameters, you have lots of freedom because you're writing for the next day.