I always wanted to interview Michael Jackson, because I just wanted to humanize him.

When the Internet first came into public use, it was hailed as a liberation from conformity, a floating world ruled by passion, creativity, innovation and freedom of information. When it was hijacked first by advertising and then by commerce, it seemed like it had been fully co-opted and brought into line with human greed and ambition.

That's how hatred is created: two different groups, each insisting they're on the moral high ground

I want to learn martial arts," he said docilely, "so when I want to kill someone, I can do something about it.

People don't come out for book events. They want to feel an emotion and be entertained.

While I am impulsive in many areas of my life, marriage is not one of them.

Alcohol has never caused anyone to do something they didn't want to do. It only enables them to do what they've always wanted but have instead repressed.