“One of the best reasons for eating alone is the assurance that you will enjoy the company.”

“What's the point in living if you're not really going to live? Time's limited - choose to enjoy yourself.”

“I don't know what I'd do if for some reason I was no longer able to write. Commit murder, perhaps. At the very least, torture and mayhem.”

“I'm not really crazy about all this tit-for-tat stuff. I'm always asked to be the one to first give up the tit.”

“To call you my critic is to call you my friend.”

“How can you think it's cool when he calls you his bitch, but then get upset when he treats you like a dog?”

“No, I'm not in a bad mood. Why do you ask? You think I need to be in a bad mood to let you know I think you're an idiot?”