I write because it's a way of presenting something without having to be there.

Personal identity seems like it's just such an American archetype, from Holly Golightly re-inventing herself in 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' to Jay Gatsby in 'The Great Gatsby.' It seems like the sort of archetypal American issue. If you're given the freedom to be anything, or be anyone, what do you do with it?

Help me give up my addiction to Hope.

We are not special. We are not crap or trash, either. We just are. We just are, and what happens just happens.

Some little part of themselves for someone in the future to discover. Maybe a thought. We were here. We built this. A reminder.

The world can be a lot bet­ter than we set­tle for. All you have to do is ask.

What people forget is a journey to nowhere starts with a single step, too.