“When did the future switch from being a promise to a threat?”

“Personal identity seems like it's just such an American archetype, from Holly Golightly re-inventing herself in 'Breakfast At Tiff...”

“The most boring scenes are the scenes where a character is alone.”

“People used what they called a telephone because they hated being close together and they were scared of being alone.”

“When I first started writing, it was me alone with a computer in my apartment. I hated the time away from other people, and my wri...”

“Why is it you feel like a dope if you laugh alone, but that's usually how you end up crying?”

“The Arab World is writing a new future the pen is in our own hands.”

“I have four shelves covered with journals that I've written. Dad and I are writing songs together. I've probably written 100 songs...”

“When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry wit...”

“I remember my dad working with me on breaking down my script and writing out a back story for my character and all that stuff.”

“I used to be a freelance journalist, so I had to write fast, but I always found writing nonfiction constraining. I like the freedo...”

“In all my life, I have never been free. I have never been able to do anything with freedom, except in the field of my writing.”