I wouldn't underestimate the power of writing a letter.

There's a lot of water in everything I've ever written. There's always oceans and pools.

I suppose you retire from trying. If you retire from trying, you think, "Maybe love will just come my way if I don't want it anymore."

I've always wanted to figure out how to do a walking story. I'd never figured out how to do one and have it work or be interesting or have anything that it's about.

I know that I was able to find my way out of most of my feelings by writing.

That's what perfect means. You're finished.

When you're waiting for a bus, the thing to do is smoke a cigarette.