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

It's hard to leave New York: this is where my friends are, my parents are. It is so vital. The whole world seems to look to New York.

It was one of those days when every time I went to go out the door, something grabbed me in the back of the brain and said, lie down and masturbate one more time.

Whenever I wrote fiction, people always seemed to think that what I wrote was true, that it was entirely autobiographical. And when I would write non-fiction, they often accused me of exaggeration and fictionalization.

I've really never written about my relationships, or things like that. I wouldn't want to divulge things that were too private.

I don't like to publicly acknowledge being a Jew.

My sophomore English teacher encouraged me to write for the school paper, and that's what got me started. Suddenly it struck me that being a writer could be a romantic and adventurous position. Previously, I had thought I would be a tennis pro, giving lessons at a local club. I thought that would be a good life, and it might have been.