My career as a magazine writer was largely prefaced on the idea of curiosity, to go on adventures and weasel my way into the lives of people that I admire.

Generally speaking, I think it is fair to say that I am a friend to the creatures of the Earth when I am not busy eating them or wearing them.

A stopped clock is correct twice a day, but a sundial can be used to stab someone, even at nighttime.

Specificity is the soul of narrative.

I am not beautiful, so I don't know why I'm making myself ugly. But the mustache stays.

All I can ask from society is that it please stop telling me why I should like sports.

I actually own a copy of my own book; that's how dedicated I am as an author.

There is no ritual that enhances creativity other than just starting.

A literary agent is nothing but a cheap salesman (or woman); while a writer is a cheap salesman (or woman) who also has to actually write the books.

The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.

I say, if you're going to eat a creature alive, you have to expect some screaming. That is the carnivore's burden.

Teen pop will never die as long as there are teens and popular music. It just takes a different head.

Philosophy seems to me on the whole a rather hopeless business.

She had only to open a door, nothing but a door between the words,just large enough for her and Farid to pass through.

My style is colloquial storytelling. It's the way we tell stories to one another - it's not writerly, it's not overdone.

I love magazines and film critics, so I eat it up. I'm not one of those people who says 'I never read anything.' I generally read all of it.

I just thought it was better to be Pete Best than Linda McCartney.

The Montessori Method- learning by doing-once again became my stock in trade.

I was the guy on the swim team entertaining the bus on the way to the meets.

When you do 'Mad Fat Diary' or 'The Village,' you always learn about the particular time period, and that's always nice for an actor.

Even vegetables have feelings in our world.