Just each of us being me, me, me first. The murderer, the victim, the witness each of us thinks our role is the lead. Probably that goes for anybody in the world.

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

New carpet will exude poisonous formaldehyde for up to two years after it'd been laid. I know the feeling.

Art never comes from happiness.

There are worse things you can do to the people you love than kill them. The regular way is just to watch the world do it. Just read the newspaper.

Tyler and me at the edge of the roof, the gun in my mouth, I'm wondering how clean this gun is.

The truth is, every son raised by a single mom is pretty much born married. I don't know, but until your mom dies it seems like all the other women in your life can never be more than just your mistress.