“For years I wrote in my basement. More recently I graduated to one floor above, an office with all my books and music and - ta da! - a window.”

“There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I like eating by myself. I go home at night and just watch a movie or hang out with my dog. I have to exert myself and really say, oh God, I've got to see my friends 'cause I'm too”