I don't think of literature as an end in itself. It's just a way of communicating something.

I don't want an uneventful and safe life, I prefer an adventurous one.

I've been so thoroughly incorporated into the California culture that I practice meditation and go to a therapist, even though I always set a trap: during my meditation I invent stories to keep from being bored, and in therapy I invent stories to keep from boring the psychologist.

It is common knowledge that no man that women flock to boasts of his conquests. Those who do, lie.

The one that came really easy was the Japanese lover, because he's like a ghost in the book. He's always in the background like a spirit, like a shadow, almost. There's a very delicate line there.

I've been a story-teller all my life but I realized it only recently.

How many times have I told you not to believe everything you hear? Seek truth for yourself.