Her smile steps offstage for a moment, then does an encore, all while I'm dealing with my blushing face.

What a terrible thing it is to wound someone you really care for and to do it so unconsciously.

It's true that at the time I was fond of Kurt Vonnegut and Richard Brautigan, and it was from them that I learned about this kind of simple, swift-paced style, but the main reason for the style of my first novel is that I simply did not have the time to write sustained prose.

I may not look it, but I can be a very patient guy. And killing time is one of my specialities.

I never trust people with no appetite. It's like they're always holding something back on you.

There are three ways you can get along with a girl: one, shut up and listen to what she has to say; two, tell her you like what she's wearing; and three, treat her to really good food...If you do all that and still don't get the results you want, better give up.

Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.