Nothing lasts in New York. Everything's always changing in really obvious ways.

When you're young, you don't especially think of yourself as being young. You're just alive and everything's interesting and you don't think of things in terms of age because you're not conscious of it.

I'm someone who's really susceptible to tears.

I like writing non-fiction - and when you pick a [non-fiction] subject, it saves you the hassle of coming up with a plot.

I believe in people treating each other with respect.

I felt just overwhelmed by input: the Vietnam War and the collapse of the '60s and the proliferation of media' it just felt like everything was too much to handle and you just tuned out.

I decided I wanted out because it was killing me, and I couldnt see where to go with it that wouldnt be fatal.