“The good characters in my book are loosely based on folks I know. All the bad stuff is made up.”

“I served on a jury recently. We got hung; we were 6 vs 6.”

“If I do start life all over again, I’ll do so very cautiously, but will I even start? Caution, understanding, it’s all useless. There is weariness, and nothing more.”

“I can't say 'why me,' Brady. That's one of the big no-can-do's. Because if I do that now that bad stuff has happened to me, why didn't I say it about all the amazing stuff that happened to me before?”

“All my religious beliefs are based on Star Wars.”

“My theory is that all of Scottish cuisine is based on a dare. ”

“Cause The one thing that I learned from dad besides the cheap stuff fucks you up as much as the stuff on the top shelf does is it doesn't matter what you say or think, or wish you said but didn't say- just what you do.”