You know, almost everyone is an irritant to me. I think people have forgotten what the word 'public' means. 'Public' means you're going to be irritated. It's a natural consequence of leaving one's home. You go outside, and there are people who are irritating. I'll be standing on the sidewalk, and someone berates me for smoking. I look at the person and think, but what about your shoes? How can you wear shoes like that and have the confidence to accost someone like me?

What's the point of being young if you're not going to make new things, I wonder?

Donald Trump is not my fault. You can blame certain things on me, but not Donald Trump.

Not writing is probably the most exhausting profession I've ever encountered. It takes it out of you. It's very psychically wearing not to write - I mean if you're supposed to be writing.

Special-interest publications should realize that if they are attracting enough advertising and readers to make a profit, the interest is not so special.

No one I knew talked about money. It's not an area of interest.

Things that people will say to me, mostly, is that you shouldn't have all these books. It's too expensive.