I have actual dreams of Bruce Springsteen calling me up on stage to wear a bandanna and play rhythm guitar next to Little Steven.

I've been a little bit obsessed with religion, without being a religious person, for about a decade.

My novels are certainly more exciting than my own life.

I no longer believe that just about everything is funny, if viewed from the proper angle.

Jill felt an emptiness open inside of her as she lifted her arm, a sense that something vital was being subtracted from her life. It was always like that when somebody you cared about went away, even when you knew it was inevitable, and it probably wasn't your fault.

There's not some finite amount of pain inside us. Our bodies and minds just keep manufacturing more of it.

I write about kids growing up, I write a lot about schools and parents, and all of my experiences with those things have been suburban experiences.