Add anchovies to almost anything, in moderation, and it will taste better.

Delia's arms were inscribed with a grid of self- inflicted wounds, an intricate text of self-loathing

I like the fact that I'm living in the world rather than in a university.

When you catch yourself lying to your therapist, you know it's a waste of money.

I don't think I've left a trail of weeping women in my wake. I mean, the number of serious relationships I've had has not been into double digits.

I was fortunate to get a lot of mileage out of my vices . . . The point is not to be debilitated by your pleasures. Maybe I have lucky genes or something but I've never been truly addicted to anything, except pleasure in general.

Bottles of wine aren't like paintings. At some point you have to consume them. The object in life is to die with no bottles of wine in your cellar. To drink your last bottle of wine and go to sleep that night and not wake up.