Their house had real hardcover books in it, and you often saw them lying open on the sofa, the words still warm from being read.

I like to reserve the right to write about whatever I like.

I don't like being left to my own thoughts.

I giggled out loud at his stupidity. If anyone knew how to make a bed, it was a faggot.

They were nothing like the French people I had imagined. If anything, they were too kind, too generous and too knowledgable in the fields of plumbing and electricity.

Sometimes people say, do you want a drink? And I say, oh, I'd like to, but I'm a tragic alcoholic. I always say tragic. I'm a tragic alcoholic.

The difference between writing where you know where to draw the line and writing where you're being way too mean is whether you can tell that the writer is not talking to family or friends anymore. Generally, if you say something bad about somebody on stage, you need to say two bad things about yourself. A lot of times, I think I'm the worst person in the room.