With the first kiss his mouth will taste of wormwood.

In the Netherlands I read the first chapter of Exquisite Corpse to an audience that laughed in all the places I thought were funny - an experience I've never had in America!

You hold onto what you have; you do not give it up easily, even when you know it is poisoning you.

And I can't think of a reason I'd ever use a pseudonym, as I wouldn't want to publish something that I didn't like enough to put my name on it.

I like visiting peoples homes on Saint Josephs Day, when people set up altars, serve food as a tribute to the saint, and invite the public - I enjoy that much more than Mardi Gras.

The night is the hardest time to be alive and 4am knows all my secrets.

I'm your nightmare. Did you think you were done with nightmares, now you've become one?