Ben Marcus

It's lonely to listen to the pleasure of others, not that I've made a habit of that kind of eavesdropping. There's joy and passion in the next room, in the next bed, but it's not yours.

I work a lot in the summers. My family goes to Maine, where we have a little house. My wife's a writer, too, and we can write for six hours a day and then play with the kids.

Among other things, autoimmune disorders are an induction into a world of unstable information and no reliable expertise.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.

In my experience, great reviews almost always ensure no sales.

I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity.