It's in great joy that we grasp truth.

Yo! You’re my dope dealer not my thesis adviser. If I wanted your opinion about my dissertation, I’d have asked for it, Motherfucker!

The interesting thing about something in the back of your mind is that it can travel pretty far back in your mind.

I'm in that very preliminary stage of wondering how exactly to "pressurize" the novel in some way I've never considered before.

I guess I can picture things once they're done - I just can't picture actually doing them.

As far as what I do, my value as a writer is certainly not to try to recapitulate a 19th century form. Certain styles of narrative don't conform to my style of experiencing the world.

Sometimes I think my purpose is as a saboteur when I'm working with other people, derailing what they're trying to do or taking things to a ludicrous extremity.