“I write what I feel, fiction with a twist of truth. I don't write because I want to, I write because I have to.”

“I'm a fiction writer not by choice, but by necessity. It's the only way I can say what I want without having to admit it's the truth.”

“Writing is my own personal therapy. It's cheaper than a real shrink and I get to kill people off when I grow bored of them.”

“Some of the stuff that I write really concerns me. If I'm not institutionalised by 30 I'll seriously question the judgement of my friends and family.”

“When all is said and done, I hope people will judge me by who I am, not by what I've written.”

“I’m mad at you because I love you, not because I want you dead.”

“I wanta go to Tangiers, I want girls, Iwanta write the biggest book in the world,I want spring to come, I want, I want--Wanting, I get; getting, I lose; losing, Isuffer; suffering, I die--NOT WANTING, I DON'T GETNOT GETTING, I DON'T LOSENOT LOSING, I DON'T SUFFERNOT SUFFERING, I DON'T DIE SUFFERING.”