Most writers write too much. I have the exact opposite problem. I feel I could write almost anything in a paragraph. I have a natural ability to condense, and so I often think, "Are you kidding me? Five thousand words? How am I gonna make 5,000 words out of that?"

In New York we have zillions of different kinds of people, many of them hate each other, but violence based on that hatred is really uncommon here.

People care more about trends now than they do about style. They get so wrapped up in what's happening that they forget how to dress, and they never learn who they are because they never learn how to take care of anything.

I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.

Writing is so hard. Why would you be a writer if you weren't really good at it? If you could be anything else, why would you be a writer?

You should make it hard on yourself to write so you’re easier to read.

The first people who died of AIDS were artists. They were the most interesting people.