“Each of us, deep down, believes that the whole world issues from his own precious body, like images projected from a tiny slide onto an earth-sized screen. And then, deeper down, each of us knows h...”

“I'm a staunch monogamist. In practice, if not in theory. I can't help it. Do I acknowledge the oppressive, regressive nature of sexual exclusivity? Yes. Do I want that exclusivity very badly for my...”

“It dawned on himas it hadnt before; he was dense, he was slowthat his parents were five hundred miles away. They could make him come home, they could refuse to pay the portion of his tuition theyd ...”

“He already knew he could coach. All you had to do was look at each of your players and ask yourself: What story does this guy wish someone would tell him about himself? And then you told the guy th...”

“AVERT DISASTER, in fact, would have been a perfect school mottothe purpose of the place, as far as Schwartz could tell, was to keep three thousand would-be maniacs sedated by boredom until a succes...”

“Heat radiated off Henry's face. Salty snot ran down his upper lip. A majestic fart propelled him to the top of Section 12, just at the springing of the stadium's curve. He slapped the sign as if hi...”

“Saturday night is perfect for writers because other people have "plans.”

“Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.”

“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.”