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

“...And so we go and I meet his parents. And it's a very strange thing meeting your girlfriend's boyfriend's parents for the first time. Part of you is angry for obvious reasons and part of you stil...”

“Bears are simultaneously so graceful and so strong. Bears know who they are, but they often dont know who you are, which is why they kill you.”

“They really cut to the chase in the urologists examination room, and I tried to laugh. If this office were a movie, it would have been rated R.”

“I thought, Hey, maybe these people shouldnt be making up holidays to drink more. Maybe if they drank less they might be able to title their newspaper articles more specifically. For example, I woul...”

“I feel that marriage can lead to the ultimate rejection and failure and divorce and things we all fear.”

“They keep track of time. Sometimes things happen and you feel that you need to mark them down.”

“Does religious conviction provide a powerful reason for killing? Undeniably it often does. It also often provides the sole compelling reason for refusing to kill, or for being merciful, or for seek...”

“the past only had whatever power you gave it; life was what you made it and if you wanted something different from what you had, it was up to you to make it happen.”