Relationships are possible, but are definitely not a road paved with roses.

A lot of young people think they are not going to die - and that's a great thing about being a young person, is living in this carefree oblivion.

I try to preserve whatever balance society has between public and personal life. I never try to eat on the subway. I never try to listen to loud music on the subway.

Im from Boston, and I get easily overwhelmed in New York, so I go to Boston and stay with my parents for a few months at a time to write, or edit, or just to cry.

My day-to-day local issues are rooted in an underlying fear of death.

What I like in comedies are really two things: stories that are character-driven and stories that are rooted in authenticity.

My favorite types of movies to watch as a viewer are thrillers - I really have a soft spot for them, I love them. Especially psychological thrillers.

Dreaming is the day job of novelists, but sharing our dreams is a still more important task for us. We cannot be novelists without this sense of sharing something.

Love yourself enough to take care of your health of mind, body, and soul as a top priority, then you'lll be fit to face anything.

I don't know...just a feeling, like in..." Xander thought for a moment. "Star Wars. You know, when Han Solo says, 'I've got a bad feeling about this'?

Fill the cup of happiness for others and there will be enough overflowing to fill yours to the brim.

Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

I always was a funny guy, the class clown. I had a very funny dad and an extremely funny grandmother.

Love can be magic. But magic can sometimes... just be an illusion.

I got into direct confrontation with everybody I love.

I'm not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing; it makes you feel like an idiot.

A woman's best qualities are harmful if undiluted with prudence.