Besides, hysteria is only possible with an audience.

People have to deal with their issues together; they have to expose themselves and kind of exhaust themselves.

I always thought I'd write when I retired - when I turned 65. But by the time I was 33, to tell you the truth, I was a little bored with drugs and sex, and I thought I'd do the writing thing.

More and more, it feels like I'm doing a really bad impersonation of myself.

You always kill the one you love.

No matter how much you think you love somebody, you'll step back when the pool of their blood edges up too close.

No matter how many luxuries you get, something will be missing. No matter how carefully you choose, you'll never be totally happy.