A novel is like a dream in which everyone is you. They’re all parts of yourself.

As a person with terrible handwriting, I love the computer. I've waited all my life for the computer.

My loneliness tasted like pennies.

A cliché is like a coin that has been handled too much. Once language has been overly handled, it no longer leaves a clear imprint.

He hated crowds, never liked punk. He couldn't handle the nakedness of the rage -his own so sophisticated and finely tuned. He could never see the similarity between himself and Donnie Draino screaming into a mic.

How can I shed tears for a man I should never have allowed to touch me in any way?

Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you allows your soul room to grow.