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 an advertisement for his personality and his public persona. — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
I have always had someone in my life that I consider my reading mentor because I come from a family where reading was not emphasized or even approved of. — 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
