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I loved 'Everybody Loves Raymond' because I like Ray and I thought it was beautifully cast, I thought it was great writing. I thought Patricia Heaton was wonderful.

I like to think I'm writing in the tradition of Raymond Chandler, although I don't ape his style.

There's always a host of voices you're inspired by. I love Don DeLillo, and I love Isaac Bashevis Singer, and I love Beckett, and I love Pinter. He's one of the funniest voices in English literature since Dickens.

Stephen King once told me he liked my writing. And that was great.

I love Dickens. I love the way he sets a scene.

My favorite writers have been those who've said things well.

I loved 'About Schmidt'. I like Alexander Payne's work a lot.

I always adored Cary Grant. I was fascinated by him. But I could never get too close to him.