What we don't understand we can make mean anything.

The damaged loves the damaged.

It's because we're so trapped in our culture, in the being of being human on this planet with the brains we have, and the same two arms and legs everybody has. We're so trapped that any way we could imagine to escape would be just another part of the trap. Anything we want, we're trained to want.

Her voice makes me think of her mouth makes me think of her breath makes me think of her breasts.

My life has been about living like a monk and looking like a priest so that people will come up to me and tell me their most appalling stories. They have to make their confession to somebody, and it might as well be me.

The only thing I shy away from is non-consensual violence. I can't write a story where someone is a simple victim because it's boring.

The career of a movie star consists of helping everyone else forget their troubles. Using charm and beauty and good cheer to make life look easy.