I really believe strongly that kids should be spared the runoff of their parents' lives and problems.

But I'm thinking about 12 things at once, a hundred thousand times a day. Most people do, I would imagine.

Every story we remember is a novel. Novels make things more universal.

McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object.

I had forgotten that, and so many things. How could I put everything down on paper? It seemed impossible. No matter what, the majority of life would be left out of this story, this sliver of a version of the life I'd known. But I tried anyway.

He was feeling buoyant, flexible. He wanted to go jogging. He stood. He couldn't go jogging. He called room service and ordered a basket of breads and pastries.

I really believe strongly that kids should be spared the runoff of their parents' lives and problems.