The Bible was written two thousand years ago. The world is a different place now. Stories that had meaning then are meaningless now. Beliefs that might have been valid then are invalid now. Those books should be looked at in the same way we look at anything of that age with interest with an acknowledgement of the historical importance but they should not be thought of as anything that has any value.

The way America works, and the way L.A. works, is a very small percentage of people get what they want out of life, and a much greater percentage try very very hard and they don't. That's just the way it is.

I'm writing books. They're still a mix of fact and fiction and will continue to be. I think it's an interesting place to work.

The wounds that never heal can only be mourned alone.

You only live once, buy Picassos whenever possible.

I can run fast when I want to run fast, and I've always been good at destroying things.

Coming after all the bullshit related to A Million Little Pieces, nobody was expecting anything from me. No publisher, no agent, no one. Just me and the book. It was great.