Life Quote by Stephen McCauley

I wrote two novels about a yoga studio in Los Angeles published by Penguin under the pen name Rain Mitchell.

— Stephen McCauley

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

“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

I'm not a particularly disciplined person in terms of my work habits.

— Stephen McCauley

It's hard to describe the work of the British-born Australian writer Elizabeth Jolley without somewhat misrepresenting it.

— Stephen McCauley

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

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

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

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

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

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

The book that made me cry hardest was 'Stoner,' by John Williams.

— Stephen McCauley