Sooner or later we all lose our loved ones. We all have to suffer, every last one of us.
Tom PerrottaMy wife and I left New York when she got pregnant - we just thought it would be really hard to stay in the city.
Tom PerrottaThey both seemed to understand that describing it was beyond their powers, the gratitude that spreads through your body when a burden gets lifted, and the sense of homecoming that follows, when you suddenly remember what it feels like to be yourself.
Tom PerrottaIt just took some people a little longer than others to realize how few words they needed to get by, how much of life they could negotiate in silence.
Tom PerrottaA screenwriter heard me read from my novel 'The Wishbones' when it was still in progress and mentioned me to some producers in Hollywood. They called, and I told them I had a novel in my drawer about a high school election that goes haywire. They asked to take a look, and my life changed pretty dramatically as a result.
Tom Perrotta