He made me think of all the books I hadn't read, and all the ones I'd read but hadn't fully understood.
Tom PerrottaHe'd never had to make the adjustments and compromises other people accepted early in their romantic careers; never had a chance to learn the lesson that Sarah taught him everyday--that beauty was only a part of it, and not even the most important part, that there were transactions between people that occurred on some mysterious level beneath the skin, or maybe even beyond the body.
Tom PerrottaNothing beats novel writing because it's complete expression of you. You just control everything. Not even a movie director has that level of control.
Tom PerrottaBack then, when everybody thought the world would last forever, nobody had time for anything.
Tom Perrotta