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.

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 don't tell clients what to do. I don't even really tell them what the future is.

American culture never necessarily made sense to me, but they should warn you: leaving comes with a huge sense of alienation that never goes away.

I don't behave the way people necessarily want me to, but I tried behaving that other way for a short period of time and it didn't take.

Women still get angry at me. I mean, men go after me sometimes, but most of the bad responses come from women.

I would never tell anybody to get a divorce.