“Writers do not write about a place because they belong there, but because they want to.”

“People do the craziest shit for money...”

“...at some point in time, the following thought has probably popped into your head:“You know what? Screw it, I should just do porn...”

“Sure, I eat because I have to. But I also eat because I want to. It is one of life’s few pleasures.”

“The actor playing Lee got really irritated. He tried to escape by turning, running, or twisting and talking or yelling above the voice of the illness, but the illness didn't sit quietly.”

“There was however, a group of 507 individuals who were permanent street dwellers [in Miami.] These 507 were not indigent, down-on-their-luck families. They were single people and every one of them was mentally ill. ”

“We insist no one be compelled to take antipsychotic drugs until he becomes so deranged that he is in 'imminent danger' and a judge has to intervene to save his life. If we really believed that forced treatment was an injustice and forced medication was cruel, then why would we allow a judge to impose it as a last resort to save a life? ”