Jay McInerney

It's the cynics who never get married.

Add anchovies to almost anything, in moderation, and it will taste better.

Most of the people I write about have been ambitious outlanders who have been attracted to New York from other parts of the world.

I've always slightly envied other actors I know who have different reputations. I think, 'God, you don't get people coming up to you, going, 'Hey!' - because they're scared of you.'

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

Most technological advances in our life now come from serendipitous discoveries. That is a contraction of rocket technology and computer technology and atomic clock technology.