I drank, I used drugs, I broke into houses, sniffed women's undergarments. I ate Benzedrex inhalers, jacked off for 18 hours at a pop, lived with my dad in a shitpad.

Anybody who doesn't know that politics is crime has got a few screws loose.

I would like to provoke ambiguous responses in my readers.

Tell me anything. Tell me everything. Revoke our time apart. Love me fierce in danger.

L.A.: Come on vacation, go home on probation.

Cats gotta scratch. Dogs gotta bite. I gotta write.

I am a writer. I could not afford to take 15 months off from my writing career to play detective.

Some men get the world, some men get ex-hookers and a trip to Arizona. You're in with the former, but my God I don't envy the blood on your conscience.

I've been tremendously moved by a bunch of odd books. Ross McDonald is very important to me. I love the Lew Archer books.

I love thinking about American history, thinking about LA history. I love brooding on crime.

I learn things late-and only the hard way.

If you participate in a competition, you have a chance to lose. If you don’t participate, you are already a loser.

An uninspired mind creates a lack of energy for the body, resulting in a lack of performance filled with excuses.

Customer conversion is dependent on the right customer conversation

If you are happy with the journey you can give up the destination!

Every day of life is a gift! Be sure to... unwrap it. Play with it. And, most importantly, give thanks for it!

In the moment I faced dying, I finally knew my reason for living.

I absolutely don't think a sentient artificial intelligence is going to wage war against the human species.

I'm pretty focused on my career, and if it comes down to hanging out with somebody or learning my lines, it's gonna be learning my lines.

Many, who should know better, think that wars can be decided by soulless machines, rather than by the blood and anguish of brave men.

In the long run, the public interest depends on private virtue.