There are so many talented young writers named Jonathan, with whom by comparison I suffer terribly.

For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone.

I live for coincidences. They briefly give to me the illusion or the hope that there's a pattern to my life, and if there's a pattern, then maybe I'm moving toward some kind of destiny where it's all explained.

I've always been inspired by Don Quixote as a role model of sorts, of the power of books to sort of make you insane in maybe a beautiful way.

There are so many talented young writers named Jonathan, with whom by comparison I suffer terribly.

I enjoy both TV writing and novel writing, and they are very similar. The goal is to entertain and amuse the audience, and I subscribe to this P.G. Wodehouse piece of advice: "Try to give pleasure with every sentence."

I have very few hobbies. In fact, I have no hobbies.