“From what I can tell, the chief distinguishing factor between children and adults is that children hear everything while appearing not to and adults hear nothing while pretending to listen.” — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
I wrote two novels about a yoga studio in Los Angeles published by Penguin under the pen name Rain Mitchell. — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
If you aren't a reader and you have a kid with his face buried in books, it can be a bit threatening. My parents… — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
“From what I can tell, the chief distinguishing factor between children and adults is that children hear everything while appearing not to and adults… — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
I'm not a particularly disciplined person in terms of my work habits. — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
It's hard to describe the work of the British-born Australian writer Elizabeth Jolley without somewhat misrepresenting it. — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
I write in public libraries and sometimes coffee shops. I can't write at home and gave up trying long ago. I need activity around… — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
I guess I have an aversion to writing about big events and heroic actions. The everyday has always seemed most important to me in… — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
Ultimately, Cole Porter's music might say more about his life than any biography could. His songs, with their witty lyrics and debonair style, are… — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
Jill Eisenstadt's comic second novel, 'Kiss Out,' is a work of such extravagant wackiness, eccentricity, and exuberance that any attempt to squeeze it into… — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
One of my pleasures is observing people's behavior and pointing out the inconsistencies that we all sort of have at the center of our… — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
When you're laughing aloud at David Sedaris' every sentence, it's easy to miss the more serious side of what he's up to. — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
When you're sitting in the theater watching your own work be performed, you get to see people's reactions immediately. Unlike with a book, you… — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
The book that made me cry hardest was 'Stoner,' by John Williams. — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
The experience of writing under a pseudonym was tremendously liberating; I could write what I wanted. — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
I keep trying to write happy endings, but my books always end on more of a bittersweet note of ambiguity. — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
