Social media sometimes feels like a vehicle for one-dimensional sniping, more than true criticism.

The word 'funny' is a bit like the word 'love' - we don't have enough words to describe the many varieties.

I've had that situation where I start writing somebody really miserable, and in order to make the story come alive, I have to give them a vote of confidence, make him vulnerable or wounded. But in real life, you often meet people who, in that particular moment, actually shouldn't get a vote of confidence.

I'm comfortable with anything after the fact.

Whether you're eighteen or sixty, in a certain way, whatever you know is valid.

What a powerful thing to know: That one's own desires are mappable onto strangers; that what one finds in oneself will most certainly be found in The Other.

I don't really do much social media. I just don't like it that much. I've trained myself to write very slowly for a lot of money so it really galls me to write quickly for free.