T. C. Boyle

Life is tragic and absurd, and none of it has any purpose at all.

As humans, we all want our own island. Of course, the truth is, we're never going to get it.

I'm enslaved to writing to the point where I sacrifice almost everything else.

A kid is something precious, and you want to protect it and keep it fun. I'm not a dad, but I've seen people and how they behave with their kids.

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.

Jokes are very curious things psychologically.