But I can also write in crappy motel rooms, while standing in line, or sitting in the dentist's chair.

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Before I'm a writer, I'm definitely a reader and when I read memoir, I really...

Before I'm a writer, I'm definitely a reader and when I read memoir, I really...

I knew that if I wrote a new book every six months or every year,...

I knew that if I wrote a new book every six months or every year,...

As a child, I was never drawn toward depraved or extreme situations; I really wanted...

As a child, I was never drawn toward depraved or extreme situations; I really wanted...

I'm like the guy who prepares your taxes or a dentist. I'm very conservative and...

I'm like the guy who prepares your taxes or a dentist. I'm very conservative and...

I've just finished my next collection, Possible Side Effects, and I'm now working on a...

I've just finished my next collection, Possible Side Effects, and I'm now working on a...

The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It's not enough...

The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It's not enough...

My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred...

My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred...

When people meet me, many times they're very surprised because they expect someone who is...

When people meet me, many times they're very surprised because they expect someone who is...

Marriage is overdone. As long as there are people, people are going to find it...

Marriage is overdone. As long as there are people, people are going to find it...

With my own memoirs, they are truthful, and I write everything fully expecting to some...

With my own memoirs, they are truthful, and I write everything fully expecting to some...

Because I've lived in one room my entire life, working at the same table that...

Because I've lived in one room my entire life, working at the same table that...

I really look at my childhood as being one giant rusty tuna can that I...

I really look at my childhood as being one giant rusty tuna can that I...

I love to both give and receive very old books.

I love to both give and receive very old books.

As a writer, you can't allow yourself the luxury of being discouraged and giving up...

As a writer, you can't allow yourself the luxury of being discouraged and giving up...

Once I decided to write, to be published, I knew it would happen.

Once I decided to write, to be published, I knew it would happen.

And I tend to listen to NPR when I'm not writing.

And I tend to listen to NPR when I'm not writing.

I never listen to music when I write.

I never listen to music when I write.

I can't tell you how much I love Target and Costco, that kind of culture,...

I can't tell you how much I love Target and Costco, that kind of culture,...

I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in...

I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in...

I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They're desperate...

I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They're desperate...