I write because it's all I know how to do. Writing is my anchor and my purpose. My life is informed by writing, whether the work is going well or I'm stuck in the hell of writer's block, which I'm happy to report only occurs about once a day.

My notion of an elegant table is you don't leave the knife sticking out of the mayonnaise jar.

The hard thing about death is that nothing ever changes. The hard thing about life is that nothing stays the same.

There are days when none of us can bear it, but the good comes around again. Happiness is seasonal, like anything else. Wait it out. There are people who love you. People who can help.

I figure guys are like Whitman's Samplers. I like to take a little bite out of each and then move on before the whole box gets stale.

After my years in Hollywood, I got tired of apologizing for work that really wasn't mine to begin with.

Pay enough for anything and it passes for taste.