“I'm not the kind of writer that can write eight hours a day... I'm the...” — David Ebershoff Quote

“I'm not the kind of writer that can write eight hours a day... I'm the kind of writer that the more time I have, the less efficient I am.”

“I first read 'The Scarlet Letter' when I was fifteen. In it, I found a familiar vision of religious intolerance to the one around me. I grew up in the 1980s, when televangelists, with their fluffed up hair and their tears, self-righteously denounced all kinds of sinners, reserving a special, full-throated enthusiasm for gay people.”

“Since I was a kid, I feel most confident when I'm reading.”

“Fines are preferable to imprisonment and other types of punishment because they are more efficient. With a fine, the punishment to offenders is also revenue to the State.”

“The markets are efficient over time.”

“I just play football. You understand what you are getting into. They're always trying to improve it, make it better and safer and more efficient. It is what it is.”