Gambling operates under the premise that greed can be satisfied by luck.

As a woman, I find it very embarrassing to be in a meeting and realize I'm the only one in the room with balls.

If you don't like my book, write your own.

I believe all literature started as gossip.

All creatures tread across the rubble of ruined civilizations. The trick is to keep moving. No animal ever goes about dispensing shallow compassion.

Never underestimate the power of self-absorption, including your parents' self-absorption.

I have changed my definition of tragedy. I now think tragedy is not foul deeds done to a person (usually noble in some manner) but rather that tragedy is irresolvable conflict.