We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.

The dilemma is that if one does not risk anything one risks even more.

The trick is not how much pain you feel - but how much joy you feel

I don't know what the definition of pornography is and nobody else does either. Pornography is somebody else's erotica that you don't like. People are interested in their own sexuality and they've always reflected it in their art. End of story.

There are no atheists on turbulent airplanes.

I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented a writing style that expresses who I am.

A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.