I think we fall in love and become adults and become citizens in a way by writing stories about ourselves.

Nobody sounds good writing about your divorce, let's face it.

I was 40 years old before I became an overnight success, and I'd been publishing for 20 years.

For me, everything's too much and nothing's enough.

Having a great dad probably permitted me to pal around with guys in a way that some women don't.

Most great writers suffer and have no idea how good they are. Most bad writers are very confident. Be willing to be a child and be the Lilliputian in the world of Gulliver, the bat girl in Yankee Stadium. That’s a more fruitful way to be.

A pool game mixes ritual with geometry.