Most of the time, it's not the concept, but the execution of craft that counts.

I regretted making a comment about Dave Eggers. I’ve never said anything about McSweeneys except that I admire what it is, and I think it’s great that they keep people interested in literature.

Stay. Fight. Live. Take it. Cry. Cry. Cry.

Dreams can come true there [Los Angeles]in ways impossible anywhere else, and they can get destroyed as well.

You don't have to follow anybody's rules.

...if you can accept the truth and live with it your heart will be at peace.

I am aware that the battle I am fighting is a petty one, but I am also aware that in order to win that which is great, you must first win that which is small.