I take what people feel and think, especially when it's different from, very seriously, and I find it liberating.

Back then I confused passions and orgasms with love. It look me years to realize the two weren't synonymous.

It goes without saying that your friends are usually the first to discuss your personal business behind your back.

Let me put it this way: when I read, I learned the world was not as small as my house. And that everybody in my home town was not representative of the way people in the world were raised. And that was what saved me.

Few writers are willing to admit writing is autobiographical.

The best rush in the world is getting something at 80 percent off.

There is a price for popularity. Critics look for your weaknesses, your flaws, anything that makes the work seem like a fluke and not seem worthy of all the attention it's getting.