“I am a big Vespa enthusiast, and I enjoy the state park aspect of Cali...” — Deirdre Lovejoy Quote

“I am a big Vespa enthusiast, and I enjoy the state park aspect of California. It's awfully nice to ride my little scooter through the mountains and then wind up at the ocean.”

“'The Wire' fans are very specific and hard core. Nobody is neutral about 'The Wire.' You either love it, or you couldn't watch it, and there is no in-between.”

“I prefer the paycheck of television and the experience of theater.”

“In its primary aspect, a painting has no more spiritual message than an exquisite fragment of Venetian glass. The channels by which all noble and imaginative work in painting should touch the soul are not those of the truths of lives.”

“As for what's the most challenging aspect of teaching, it's convincing younger writers of the importance of reading widely and passionately.”

“There is an invisible aspect of being a writer; none of it is about you. It's about your work, and that's what it should be.”