Most geniuses are geniuses because of the way they manage their natural talents. He was one because of the way he took advantage of the world's defects.-pg 129

Yes, I felt very small. The typewriter seemed larger than a piano, I was less than a molecule. What could I do? I drank more.-pg 237

It is in the thick of a calamity that one gets hardened to the truth, in other words to silence.

All the research shows that investing in women is a good investment

The troops may whine and moan, but when they meet the standard, there's a sense of pride.

Rosemary Rodriguez directed on Rescue Me for us, and I love her. She's fantastic with actresses and she's got a great sense of humor. That was a huge thing for me.

Where there is young people and vitality, you're going to find punk rock.

I do love the weird, and I realize that I write much in that tradition, so I'm happy to be counted in among some of my favorite authors.

Champagne makes you feel like it's Sunday and better days are just around the corner.

His dreams had always been Houdiniesque: they were the dreams of a pupa struggling in its blind cocoon, mad for a taste of light and air.

If any one say that he has seen a just man in want of bread, I answer that it was in some place where there was no other just man.

Music is magic. Music does s**t that money could never do. Music unites nations and stops wars.