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

That I am totally devoid of sympathy for, or interest in, the world of groups is directly attributable to the fact that my two greatest needs and desires - smoking cigarettes and plotting revenge - are basically solitary pursuits.

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.

All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.

I don't like to read nonfiction. To me, fact is something I can look up.

The other day I read that last year 58 million tourists came to New York ... where a puny eight million people are trying to live. Unless they own a hotel chain, I don't think a single one of these eight million people are happy about this.

Writers have problems writing sex scenes, because writing one really well is pornography.