But we danced, under wigs and between unfinished walls, through broken promises and around empty cupboards.

At least half the country thinks the mascot issue is insignificant. But I think it's indicative of the ways in which Indians have no cultural power. We're still placed in the past. So we're either in the past or we're only viewed through casinos.

When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author.

When I had no money, and a great book came out, I couldn't get it. I had to wait. I love the idea that I have hardcover books here and at home that I haven't read yet. That's how I view that I'm rich. I have hardcover books I may never read.

I wanted to do a weird book and reestablish my independent, small-press roots.

I don’t want long hair, I don’t want short hair, I don’t want hair at all, and I don’t want to be a girl or a boy. I want to be a yellow and orange leaf some little kid picks up and pastes in his scrapbook.

In the middle of a crazy and drunk life, you have to hang onto the good and sober moments tightly.