Nobody ever goes to that store to shop because it’s too crowded.

The Adventure called and I followed with my thumb like a character being written by an intractable author. Which, of course, I was.

It was a rotten time to try to be a man in America. Until Blue came along I’d never even spent time around a man. Hell, I’d never even seen one. Where were all the men in this once great land?

Life is too short to waste being a productive member of society.

I just want to live my own life instead of everyone else’s version of it.

Over the years most of my peers had come to hate me—I never understood why. I guess I was just different and, like dogs, they could smell it. So I never had many friends.

Begging is much more difficult than it looks. Contrary to popular belief, it’s a high art form that takes years of dedicated practice to master.

Have you ever noticed how good things go to those who hate?

The simple act of sitting here sipping this cappuccino is its own testament to my commitment to living the writer’s life. Which is to say: doing nothing but doing it exceedingly well.

I wondered about my inner child. In fact, I was troubled. Did I even have an inner child, I asked myself, given that, in essence, I’d just been born?

I wouldn’t be caught dead sacrificing myself for this country.

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.

... anyone can acquire wealth, the real art is giving it away.

I probably have a different mental approach to swimming than most people. I actually enjoy training.

I love Santa Monica and Venice because I like the beach. I have a lot of friends in that area.

I wanna keep America safe.

I knew him, but I don't understand him.

When I started to allow the characters to go where they wanted to go, I just had to follow.

If there was ever an aviary overstocked with jays it is that Yaptouwn on the Hudson called New York

You can't get away, you can't escape. You'll jump through a plate-glass window several times and end up being right back in the spider's web.

Everything can be borne except contempt.