Steve Toltz

I can't sit through dinner with somebody I don't like.

I am influenced by books which don't have their eye on the endgame, but which try to be entertaining on each and every page.

I enjoy being influenced by other writers.

It's hard to imagine anyone interested in film not being a fan of Alfred Hitchcock because he's such a key influence on the entire history of cinema - it's hard to escape his shadow.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

All sides in a trial want to hide at least some of the truth.