“Being a writer is like standing naked in the High Street hoping people won't find you ridiculous.”

“You know, it's a funny thing about writers. Most people don't stop to think of books being written by people much like themselves. They think that writers are all dead long ago--they don't expect to meet them in the street or out shopping. They know their stories but not their names, and certainly not their faces. And most writers like it that way.”

“You won't find the truth of life in morbidity, only in hope.”

“Being high felt as if half of me was wandering lost in the streets and half of me was calling out, hoping that I'd make it back before someone took advantage.”

“Being a professional writer is a lot like being a hooker. You'd better find out if you're any good at it before you start charging for it.”

“ALRIGHT then, be a Zen monk. But you wait and see. You'll be happy and bright. You'll laugh. People will envy and ridicule you. You won't care. (sigh)”