I wish other people would write about loneliness more. It's hard to remember that it's not personal. We live in a world that is built to make people lonely... It's difficult to remember that your loneliness is not really about you and everyone has it.

I have a really good life and I really like it.

Most of what I do is for creative people - writers and painters and photographers - trying to work through creative problems.

I think American literature is in a tedious place, horrible place. I can't even engage with it.

I understand maybe some people are more impressionable than my hard, cynical self, but maybe they need to figure out how to be less of that.

My belief that the publishing industry is run by prigs and cowards dates back to many years before I even had the idea for the book.

I wish other people would write about loneliness more. It's hard to remember that it's not personal. We live in a world that is built to make people lonely... It's difficult to remember that your loneliness is not really about you and everyone has it.