We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off.

The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close-up.

History is nothing except monsters or victims. Or witnesses.

I can manage my own pain. I can drink. I can go to the doctor and get a prescription. I can exercise. I can write a story about it. I've done it a million times! But I don't want to see the people I love tortured and suffering.

Discovering the 'impossible' ending to a new book makes me sick with joy and relief.

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

Regret, Daisy knew, was the only confirmation of a well-lived life. If you didn't occasionally go too far, you weren't going anywhere.