What Jack didn't understand was that no matter where he went, the same asshole got off the plane.

If you liked being a teenager, there's something really wrong with you.

Talent is a dreadfully cheap commodity, cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work and study; a constant process of honing. Talent is a dull knife that will cut nothing unless it is wielded with great force.

Sometimes a man and a woman reach a crossroads and linger there, reluctant to take either way, knowing the wrong choice will mean the end... and knowing there’s so much worth saving.

He found himself still with too many questions and not enough answers.

American grammar doesn't have the sturdiness of British grammar, but it has its own scruffy charm.

People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk.