Guns are like cars: you can trust a good used one better than one that's brand new.

If you want to talk about something new, you have to make up a new kind of language.

I'm not intelligent. I'm not arrogant. I'm just like the people who read my books. I used to have a jazz club, and I made the cocktails and I made the sandwiches. I didn't want to become a writer - it just happened.

I never trust people with no appetite. It's like they're always holding something back on you.

I'm used to driving fast; I'm a New Yorker.

I'm a New Yorker; my oven is used for storage.