One has to adopt a sort of Zen calm, in which you know you wrote the best book that you could at the time.
Daniel HandlerFriends can make you feel that the world is smaller and less sneaky than it really is, because you know people who have similar experiences.
Daniel HandlerI like to think that I get better and better as a writer, but it seems pretty easy to me to slip on disguises of various people.
Daniel HandlerThere are some secrets you want to keep to yourself, even if they don't matter. They might only matter if you keep them secret.
Daniel HandlerIt is much, much worse to receive bad news through the written word than by somebody simply telling you, and Iโm sure you understand why. When somebody simply tells you bad news, you hear it once, and thatโs the end of it. But when bad news is written down, whether in a letter or a newspaper or on your arm in felt tip pen, each time you read it, you feel as if you are receiving the bad news again and again.
Daniel Handler