It's hard for me to think of writing a novel, because it takes so long..

A lot of writing is a form of seeing - putting down what you see in terms of action and landscape..

For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone..

I've always been intrigued by Stockholm Syndrome. Reminds me of my childhood..

As a child, I wanted to be an athlete, a professional tennis player or something like that..

Having a show get canceled is like, 'Oh, you have caviar between your teeth,' you know what I mean? Because you had a show in the first place..

There are so many talented young writers named Jonathan, with whom by comparison I suffer terribly..

How terrible to be alcoholic. You just want to quietly soothe and maybe poison yourself, but you end up poisoning those around you as well, like tryi….

I was aware that I was acting atrociously but I couldn't stop myself. Rarely had I behaved in such a manner. But I guess when we're feeling lonely in….

I didn't play or like a lot of board games as a child. I liked playing with my G.I. Joes and making up adventures for them..

I am part of a vast generation of people who perpetually live as if they just graduated from college..

Whether I'm writing scripts or prose, the goal is identical. To give pleasure. Now whether I succeed or not is up for debate, and, mostly, I fail. Bu….

People don't expect too much from literature. They just want to know they're not alone with being confused..

I live for coincidences. They briefly give to me the illusion or the hope that there's a pattern to my life, and if there's a pattern, then maybe I'm….

Whenever I wrote fiction, people always seemed to think that what I wrote was true, that it was entirely autobiographical. And when I would write non….

I enjoy both TV writing and novel writing, and they are very similar. The goal is to entertain and amuse the audience, and I subscribe to this P.G. W….

Oh, God, I don't know what's more difficult, life or the English language..

Personally, I've never had it as a goal in life to be happy. Seems impossible to achieve. Even the Declaration of Independence seems to acknowledge t….

I drink coffee. Without coffee, I probably couldnt write..

I don't really recognise success. I don't see myself as on an upwardly mobile trajectory. I see myself as on the edge of a cliff about to fall off..

I am always the source of the worst rumors about myself..