That's what ever great writer, I believe, has done over the course of time - is they've figured out new ways of telling the same stories.

I've been alone my whole life, I can't do it anymore.

For the worst things of our lives, it is sometimes the best way, to never speak of them again.

To say that you can't see echoes of the past in what I do would be absurd. Everything that has preceded me has affected me.

I'm pretty good at compartmentalizing things and not allowing things outside of myself to distract me or bother me or affect me in any way.

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.

L.A is a huge place, literally and metaphorically. Its beauty and horror. Its unconventional history. Its draw and allure. Its diversity and segregation.