[Friendships] are easy to get out of compared to love affairs, but they are not easy to get out of compared to, say, jail.

Never judge a cover by its book.

[On the writers she admires:] I prefer dead writers, because I don't see them at parties.

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

I believe that at birth everyone gets the capacity for a certain amount of drugs and alcohol, everyone the same, you can do it all between 15 and 19 like I did, or you can stretch it out over 70 years.

Randomness scares people. Religion is a way to explain randomness.

Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.