I'm a romantic; you have to be to marry four times.

You know, Im always surprised when I read profiles, and they make me sound so jaded. I am so not jaded.

Most of the people I write about have been ambitious outlanders who have been attracted to New York from other parts of the world.

I remain a fan of my friend Bret Easton Ellis's 'American Psycho.' I think as a book about New York in the '80s it was pretty excellent.

A creative writing program is only as good as its teachers, and I was fortunate in having two great writers as mentors.

There aren't many shy writers left.

Everything becomes symbol and irony when you've been betrayed