You've got work to do. Don't put this off. And don't take the long view, here. You know? Life is today and tomorrow and - and if you're lucky, next week.

You can go your whole life and not need math or physics for a minute, but the ability to tell a joke is always handy.

I want to resume the life of a shy person.

Easter is so disappointing. You suffer all the way through lent, and what do you get for it? A ham.

A good newspaper is never nearly good enough but a lousy newspaper is a joy forever.

When it comes to finding available men in Minnesota, the odds are good, but the goods are odd.

I love New York, and I'm drawn to a certain intensity of life, but I've just never felt like I want to escape from the Midwest. A writer lives a great deal in his own head, and so one intuitively finds places where your head is more clear. New York for me is one of those places.