Fear, he said, ran all of our lives. Fear, he said, after religion, was the most destructive force in the world.

In life we often look to others for simple, but difficult answers, despite the fact that we have those answers ourselves.

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.

What's crazy is living your life according to some book written by someone who couldn't imagine what your life would be like.

There's something, I think, that gets lost when we write something - something gets lost in the translation. So I speak everything out, and it's more important how it sounds. And applying that to more formal aspects of writing.

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

I feel strong. Not strong enough to face myself, but strong enough to keep going.