and when they pulled her from the wreck, you know, she still had on her shades

I do like books on anatomy. I have to say I'm an amateur physician, I guess.

You almost have to create situations in order to write about them, so I live in a constant state of self-imposed poverty. I don't want to live any other way.

I don't know what the 'big time' is.

The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.

it ain't no sin, to take off your skin and dance around in your bones

We are buried beneath the weight of information.