Look at the scope of writers who sell stuff. I'm at the very top of the power curve in terms of sales.

Even if I was a Republican, George Bush would have pushed me out of that party.

People have proven over and over that they will read if they are given something they like. The problem with reading is not reading, its that almost everything out there sucks. For so long, publishing has been run by a cartel of snobby pseudo-intellectual failed writers, and the resulting output has reflected not what the market wants, but what they think people are supposed to read.

I could never kill myself. What if it doesn't work. Then I'll have failed at the only thing that could save me from my failures. Where do you go from there?

To my friends and people I care about, I'm a really nice guy. No one wants to read a story where I saw a cute puppy on the street and I petted it. I mean, that's not funny. I only write about the funny stuff.

I think 20th century media were about tricking people - and the beauty of the Internet is you can't lie anymore.

I'm not some movie star relying on a studio. I have my own fans and I earned them.