Stories Worked Much The Same Way .

I Want That Which Is Hilarious And That Which Is Heartbreaking To Occupy The Same Territory In The Book Because I Think They Very Often Occupy The Same Territory In Life, Much As We Try To Separate Them.

It's No Secret That In My Books I'm Trying To Make The Comic And The Serious Rub Up Against Each Other Just As Closely And Uncomfortably As I Can.

I Don't Think America Has Ever Had A Center The Way London Is The Center Of England Or Dublin Is The Center Of Ireland.

Cary Grant Never Won An Oscar, Primarily, I Suspect, Because He Made Everything Look So Effortless. Why Reward Someone For Having Fun, For Being Charming?

In The End It All Came Down To Companionship, To Friendship, To Sacrifice, To Compromise.