Detroit is a place where we've had it pretty tough. But there is a generosity here and a well of kindness that goes deep.

I often find that I rock back and forth with a beat in my head constantly. If i stop rocking, it usually means I've hit a snag in my writing.

I feel ashamed now that I tried to take my life. It is such a precious thing. I had no one to talk me out of my despair and that was a mistake. You need to keep people close. You need to give them access to your heart.

In a newspaper, you only have so much room. It teaches you the value of getting to the point, of not pampering yourself with your glorious writing. I've always been much more interested in one powerful sentence that stays with you. That's my style.

What you have done to this point cannot be undone. What you do next... It is still unwritten.

I believe the biggest themes of life are put into the best focus when held up against the very sharp light of mortality.

It's the thinking that gets you killed.