How theraputic it is to surrond yourself with people stranger than yourself.

To be famous is to be stuck in an inflexible place. But at least it is to be stuck with money.

I fantasize about going back to high school with the knowledge I have now. I would shine. I would have a good time, I would have a girlfriend. I think that's where a lot of my pain comes from. I think I never had any teenage years to go back to.

I see [my pen] as an extension of my musculature. It's like being a painter. It's the closest I can get to my breath.

Everything is contingent, and there is also chaos.

I consulted a therapist at Mass. General. After about 20 minutes, he stopped me and said, 'You're just a big existential garbage pail. Go home and relax.'

All the beautiful waitresses existed like eternal responsibilities.