Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them.

Sometimes I claim I write because I put in an application at Sears and they've never called back.

Grief rolled across the space between us like a wash of salt water.

I know there are people who believe you should forgive and forget. For the record, I'd like to say I'm a big fan of forgiveness as long as I'm given the opportunity to get even first.

It is a truth of human nature that we can ponder life's mysteries for only so long before we lose interest and move on to something else.

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

I only get writer's block about once a day.