I've Always Essentially Been A New Yorker.

Stories Are Like Assholes. Everybody's Got One And Most Of 'em Stink.

I Don't Plan An Awful Lot In Life Just As I Don't Plan An Awful Lot In My Fiction.

I Don't Know About The Rest Of The Country But In New York More People Have Learned Anonymity From Rent Control Than Ever Discovered It In A Twelve-step Program.

If You Want To Write Fiction, The Best Thing You Can Do Is Take Two Aspirins, Lie Down In A Dark Room, And Wait For The Feeling To Pass.

Asking Me Why I Did Or Didn't Do Anything Is Generally Pointless. How Do I Know? And Asking Me What I'll Do In The Future Is Even Less Rewarding.