There's nothing romantic, nothing grand, nothing heroic, nothing brave, nothing like that about drinking. It's a real coward's death.

We buy books because we believe we're buying the time to read them.

I saw a Werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand

All I can say is what I've always said: If you break your leg, stop thinking about dancing and start decorating the cast.

Enjoy every sandwich.

I'm very well acquainted with the seven deadly sins, I keep a busy schedule trying to fit them in.

They say love conquers all You can't start it like a car You can't stop it with a gun.

If you won't leave me, I'll find someone who will.

When I was young, times were hard. When I got older it was worse.

I wrote my songs despite the fact that I was a drunk, not because of it.

Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him.

but laugh, laugh, laugh, because if you ever stop laughing, it might just tear you apart

God answers prayers, but he doesn't always answer it your way.

Our lips are full of praise, but our hearts are far removed from the prophets we all claim. That’s why the world is in the shape that it’s in.

I wake up every morning and it's like when you break up with somebody who has really broken your heart.

A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.

Love resolves all contradictions. Without love, man cannot make sense of his existence.

With a tale, forsooth, he cometh unto you; with a tale which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney corner.

I'm not much of a Method actress, so even though my character in The Ghost Writer was quite dark and bad-tempered, I could only do that if I was seeming quite perky.

Think small.... If you can't think small, try philosophy or social criticism.

Because nobody but a reader ever became a writer.