There's no style, nobody dresses up-you can't be chic [in San Francisco]

Love is quite violent. It is so painful at times, so devastating. And there is nothing worse or better. We find the highs and lows equally unbearable. But then again, the absence of them is more so.

Love is messy. If you really love someone, you can't avoid the pain. People die, people leave, things change, but sometimes it all works

I don't just want to catch some guy and have a bunch of kids. I want to make something of myself.

I once looked like Norman Mailer in a picture with bad lighting.

Never lose hope, and if you can, find the courage to love again.

Writing is a solitary endeavor, but not a lonely one. When you write, your world is populated by the characters you invent and you feel those people filling your lives.