I think when you first start out, you're writing books that are about your immediate place.
I kind of want to be seen as an American writer, not just a New York writer.
I know the bestseller 'Gone Girl' doesn't need an ounce of support from me, but that book was as sharp and witty as they come.
I make up stories about people who are either imaginary or some variation of myself.
I won't go anywhere near the new Times Square. It's seizure-inducing.
I think it's nearly impossible to write something fictional without having it be about yourself in some way or another.
Many online journals get the most hits of the day during the lunch hour.
I'm from the Midwest. We like to know who our neighbors are.
It's the differences in people that help you realize who you are. Even if we silently pass each other on the street.
Listen: I'm OK cute. I'm no stunner.
My grandmother died when my mother was just 11 years old, and consequently, my mother never learned how to cook particularly well.
I've always been an old soul.
I'm not really interested in writing or reading about people who are nice and easy. I like the problem children.
Sadly, e-mail has triggered the decline of the handwritten note; I have seen its near-disappearance in my lifetime.
My Twitter feed is probably my biggest resource of news. Other people scour the web so I do not have to, and I thank them for it.
We've all got flesh. I've just got a little more.
No matter how many feminist tracts you read, you never forget what boys like.
There are generations of people who don't know how to eat properly.
There's something to be said for an author who clearly respects a reader.
When does an object become a symbol? All I know is you cannot force it.
I am not one of those people who string their exes along. Instead, I run and hide: under the covers, behind my computer screen, on opposite coasts of the country.
