Writing, for me, is the best occupation I can think of, and there is nothing in the world I would rather do.

We all have our own battles to fight, and sometimes we have to go it alone. I'm stronger than you think, you'd be surprised.

I also know that you can lie not only by what you say but what you don't say.

It's all right to have secrets, ... as long as you don't have any secrets from yourself.

The first draft is just a skeleton-just bare bones. It's like the very first rehearsal of a play, where the director moves the actors around mechanically to get a feel of the action.

Happiness is wanting what you have.

An idea in the head is like a rock in the shoe; I just can't wait to get it out.

Since no one really knows what or who God is, or whether God is at all, why can't God be hope?

It's what they say to do when you're depressed, you know. Walk in someone else's shoes for a while, and your own won't feel so tight.

You don't have to be part of a couple to be happy, you know.

When you’ve found the right one - when you see him, when you’re with him - you’ll feel like you’re coming home.

But you're so busy changing the worldJust one smile can change all of mine

I remember the lights turning into blurs of blazing fire. I remember the air-conditioning chilling my arms. The smell of coffee smudging into the smell of eucalyptus.

I am becoming increasingly difficult to please as a reader, but I adore being surprised by a really wonderful book, written by someone I've never heard of before.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

I'd love to be in the Hall of Fame one day and win Super Bowl rings, or even one - and stay healthy.

I still love doing that. There's nothing like being able to go back and play volleyball again with a team cause, I can have my volleyball in my New York apartment but we can't do so much there.

One thing I know that's really cool - it seems to me that Blake Schwarzenbach [Jets to Brazil frontman; ex-Jawbreaker] is someone who's made music that's people continue to take really personally.

Some men are friends with the whole world in their hearts, and there are others that hate themselves and spread their hatred around like butter on hot bread.

I did an internship with Mike (Shanahan) and the Redskins last summer and I knew after a week and a half that it wasn't for me. I think I knew that going in, but I wanted to make sure.

That's how it is online—there's no time in cyberspace. It's almost like everything physical evaporates, and it's just your mind and the different sites floating in a void.