To me, O'Hara is the real Fitzgerald.

A great many people in Los Angeles are on special diets that restrict their intake of synthetic foods. The reason for this appears to be a widely held belief that organically grown fruits and vegetables make the cocaine work faster.

The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.

if you live in New York and you have a guest room, you have guests. So I think it's best not to have a guest room.

I hate writing. I will do anything to avoid it. The only way I could write less was if I was dead.

There's too much democracy in the culture, not enough in the society.

You should make it hard on yourself to write so you’re easier to read.