Think before you speak. Read before you think. This will give you something to think about that you didn't make up yourself - a wise move at any age, but most especially at seventeen, when you are in the greatest danger of coming to annoying conclusions.

When I started publishing, I got offers to write for big magazines. But I would always say, "Well, it's not that I don't want to write for these big magazines, but you can't edit it."

Now people need special costumes to ride bicycles. I mean, a helmet, what, are you an astronaut??

I do not believe in God. I believe in cashmere.

Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.

Favorite animal: steak.

When I was a kid, the people of my generation didn't want to be writers, they wanted to be rock stars. Rock and roll was not just entertainment, it was the center of people's lives. When I was young, it was exciting and interesting.