When I'm supposed to be writing I clean my apartment, take my clothes to the laundry, get organized, make lists, do the dishes. I would never do a dish unless I had to write.

If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.

All style is personal - that's what distinguishes it from fashion.

Contrary to what many of you may imagine, a career in letters is not without its drawbacks - chief among them the unpleasant fact that one is frequently called upon to sit down and write.

I write so slowly, I could write with my own blood and not hurt myself.

Life is so absurd now that it is almost impossible to be a satirist in this era.

I walk a lot in New York, not for the exercise but to get from place to place, and because it's the way of having the least contact with human beings.