"Everyone has their first date and the object is to hide your flaws. And then you're in a relationship, and it's all about hiding your disappointment. And then, once you're married, it's about hiding your sins."
"I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I'm afraid of."
"You take people, you put them on a journey, you give them peril, you find out who they really are."
"If you can't run, you crawl. If you can't crawl-- you find someone to carry you."
"Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke."
"Bottom line is, even if you see 'em coming, you're not ready for the big moments. No one asks for their life to change, not really. But it does. So what are we, helpless? Puppets? No. The big moments are gonna come. You can't help that. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's when you find out who you are."