Screenwriters get paid a hell of a lot more money but their level of frustration seems to be so high that I don't want that.

Drugs or overeating or alcohol or sex, it was all just another way to find peace. To escape what we know. Our education. Our bite of the apple.

A short story is something that you can hold in your mind. You can really analyze how the entire thing works, like a machine

The first time we meet another person an insidious little voice in our heads says, "I might wear eyeglasses or be chunky around the hips or a girl, but at least I'm not Gay or Black or a Jew." Meaning: I may be me- but at least I have the good sense not to be YOU.

This was freedom. Losing all hope was freedom.

You could stab a knife right through my heart and you'd be too late.

You can only hold a smile for so long, after that it's just teeth.