I didn't even think about suggesting he take the boots off. There'd probably be a apocalypse or something.

My original inspiration was my mom: a few years after the death of my dad, she started dating one my teachers!

Save your rejections so that later when you are famous you can show them to people and laugh.

I realized Michael was right. I mean, I am always writing in this journal. And I do compose a lot of poetry, and write a lot of notes and emails and stuff. I mean, I feel like I am always writing. I do it so much, I never even thought about it as a talent. It's just something I do all the time, like breathing.

And I'm sure than in Poland, or somewhere, it is considered cool to drive a Porsche and wear necklaces and black silk, but at least back in Brooklyn if you did those things you were either a drug dealer or from New Jersey.

...men aren't in touch with their emotions, and don't share enough [?]

Hormones are very powerful things. We are helpless in their wake.