I'm trying to make sure that there's comedy as well as sadness. It makes the sadness more memorable.

God howls with laughter at earthly plans, you know?

I have admired Melissa Pritchard's writing for several years now for its wisdom, its humble elegance, and its earthy comedy.

Sadness is simply something to be treated with antidepressant meds and otherwise need not be spoken of.

I am a better writer for having fewer demons, and I am more curious about the world and the people in it. So those of you thinking you might need your demons in order to be creative: I beg to differ.

I turned forty, and Im finally going to get married and maybe have a kid.

I always feel I have made unfilmable books. I even felt that way about a book of mine that was later made into a movie. But my wife, who has made two films, thinks this one would make a very original film. I'm all for original films.