whenever I read a passage that moves me, I transcribe it in my diary, hoping my fingers might learn what excellence feels like.
David SedarisSometimes I say to myself, 'Oh, I wish I could win a Tony Award', although I'm not that bothered.
David SedarisI felt uncomfortable calling myself a writer until I started with 'The New Yorker,' and then I was like, 'Okay, now you can call yourself that.
David SedarisAll of a sudden, when you're exposed to a large audience, they think you just started writing that day, but I started years before. I look back at things I wrote then and I'm so embarrassed - the writing seems so blocky and choppy to me and I wouldn't have wanted success any sooner because the writing was even worse.
David Sedaris