Eddie discovered one of his childhood's great truths. Grownups are the real monsters, he thought.
Do you drink?" "Of course,I just said I was a writer.
The best show on television is Red Sox baseball. Everything else sucks.
If I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross out. I'm not proud.
Come to a book as you would come to an unexplored land. Come without a map. Explore it, and draw your own map.... A book is like a pump. It gives nothing unless first you give to it.
There should be no telephone in your writing room, certainly no TV or videogames for you to fool around with. If there’s a window, draw the curtains or pull down the shades unless it looks out at a blank wall.