Whatever I write, no matter how gray or dark the subject matter, it's still going to be a comic novel.
Just because you're sober, don't think you're a good driver, Cookie.
Goodnight you princes of Maine, you kings of New England.
wherever the TV glows, there sits someone who isn't reading.
If you asked me one day, I might say, "Well, sometimes I feel a little bit religious." If you asked me another day, I'd just say flat out, "No."
If I have any advantage, maybe, as a writer, it is that I don't think I'm very interesting. I mean, beginning a novel with the last sentence is a pretty plodding way to spend your life.