People are more interested in being visible than they are in loving other people.

There's probably no experience more alienating than fame, other than a terminal illness, where you actually find yourself in a situation that nobody around you can relate to.

I am actually able to do other things. I'm not just this writer.

Shoulda gone to China. They give away babies like free iPods. They put them in guns and shoot them out at sporting events.

Vodka Redbull: Upper meets downer in an effervescent hybrid of bubble gum and junkie piss

And I think I'm an adrenaline junkie, and there's nothing that will spike your adrenaline more than sitting in a theater and listen to an audience react to something you've written.

I know most people don't like to be around teenagers but I do. I'm one of the only people I can think of who can't wait for my kid to be a teenager. I think being a teenager is one of the most wonderful things in the world. I really enjoyed it - just this heightened emotional state where everything is beautiful and everything is new and you're convinced that you're really going to break the mould and be different from your parents. And the best part is that you have so much more time that you didn't have as a child.