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All stereotypes turn out to be true. This is a horrifying thing about life. All those things you fought against as a youth: you begin to realize they're stereotypes because they're true.

I hate stereotypes and I hate cliche.

This is a cliche, but in fiction, I feel it is easier for me to get to some sort of truth, some kind of more honest writing.

In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.

Stereotypes happen. I try not to embrace them or avoid them.

I'm not afraid of stereotypes. There are some truths to it - but the problem is that people keep sort of owning that one thing to be the truth.

Stereotypes do exist, but we have to walk through them.

I am someone who values truth - actual truth as opposed to 'truthiness.'

Truth implies meaning.

Truth is simply a compliment paid to sentences seen to be paying their way.