For my money, there are no more fascinating, hard-working, vulnerable creatures on earth than writers. Every day, they lay their souls out there for public approval or rejection.

Why do you still feel the need to punish yourself for something that was out of your control?

If you don't kill yourself right away when something terrible happens ... if you go on living, you become a different person.

For my money, there are no more fascinating, hard-working, vulnerable creatures on earth than writers. Every day, they lay their souls out there for public approval or rejection.

Part of the business of being an artist is abetting talent. The best do that.

Some people say that suicide is a sin, but I have never believed that. I say it's God's way of calling certain folks home early. It's much nicer than an awful accident, where the rest of us are left wondering if the person really wanted to go.

This is New York, babe. Be ready to expect anything.