People gave names to things so they could tell stories about them, goddam fairy tales about children who got out alive.

This country was built on the backs of dudes who drank on buses. What we do honors them.

When you work at home, fellow alums, discipline is the supreme virtue. Suicidal self-loathing lurks behind every coffee break. Activities must be expertly scheduled, from shopping to showers to panic attacks.

Stuff me in a tutu and let's screen experimental videos all day.

You think you know yourself, the world. You believe you've got a bead on everybody else's bullshit, but what about your own?

Write what you know. Write what you don't know. But most of all, write what you'd rather not know.

People gave names to things so they could tell stories about them, goddam fairy tales about children who got out alive.