Jay McInerney

It's the cynics who never get married.

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

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

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.'

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.

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.