I think most Hollywood meetings are silly and I truly despise pitching. It's insane to expect someone to come in and tell you the story before they've written it, and buying an idea from someone who can explain it rather than write it is like choosing a mechanic based on his ability to draw a picture of your car's problem.

He thought it might be the most intimate thing possible, to fall asleep next to someone in the afternoon.

You take something from your past that you're somewhat ashamed about and you write about it from another character's point of view.

The first seven years that I wrote fiction, I sent out stories and a novel and made a total of $25.

He found himself in habiting the vast, empty plateau where most people live, between boredom and contentment.

He wished he could reassure his mother: a man wants many things in life, but when one of them is also the right thing, he would be a fool not to choose it.

All we have is the story we tell.