Well, I always had this desire to celebrate and somehow be a part of things that I thought were really great.

I think that by the time I start writing the third book, of course, I will be President Of The United States, and that also will have something to do with it. I'll probably have to acknowledge that somehow.

If you have not seen it, FOOTBALL is a game in which men shove one another back and forth for no reason. They do not choose how, when, or whom they shove. They are doing this in order to please one angry old man on the sidelines. This old man is called the 'coach' or 'yelling surrogate' dad who will never be happy.

I don't know if you've ever been shoved into the bow of a nutshell pram, a boat that is very easily almost liftable with one hand, and quite tippy, and is being piloted by a 12-year-old, but it is the true feeling of having your life in someone else's hands, and it's very precarious.

Part of the transaction between writer and reader is the pleasure of building a community and encouraging people to play along.

I think in American culture, we put value on economic success but tell people you don't have to be economically successful to be happy.

As a live stand-up comedy performer, I have the benefit of choosing real entrance music.