I'd always thought that I understood this, but lately I realize that what I call "understanding" is basically just fantasizing.

Sometimes I say to myself, 'Oh, I wish I could win a Tony Award', although I'm not that bothered.

Hugh consoled me, saying, "Don't let it get to you. There are plenty of things you're good at." When asked for some examples, he listed vacuuming and naming stuffed animals. He says he can probably come up with a few more, but he'll need some time to think.

I started writing when I was twenty. My first book came out when I was thirty-five. But I never expected that it would happen quickly.

There seemed to be some correlation between devotion to God and a misguided zeal for marshmallows.

But most good movies have a gun in them.

Across town, over in the East Village, the graffiti was calling for the rich to be eaten, imprisoned, or taxed out of existence. Though it sometimes seemed like a nice idea, I hoped the revolution would not take place during my lifetime. I didn't want the rich to go away until I could at least briefly join their ranks.