Usually, With A Novel, You Start With

You Could Drown A Kitten In Her Blue Eyes.

Vodka Has A Huge History In Russia, In That It's Almost Like A Currency. It's The One Thing That Keeps The Country In The Dark Ages And Having A Rollicking Good Time.

If You Read Only One Memoir By A Disaffected, Urban, 20-something Jewish Girl This Year, Make It This One. Shukert Rocks The Lulav.

Don't Be Pretentious Is My First Advice To Young Writers. This Is The Big Problem - Just Because You're Getting An Mfa Doesn't Mean You Have To Write For The Academy. Be True To Your Personality. Don't Temper Your Personality Down With Words. Don't Build Defensive Fortresses Around Yourself With Words - Words Are Your Friends.

Russia Tried To Introduce Beer As Kind Of The New Vodka - And It's Working With Younger People In Major Cities - But You Can Have Ten Shots Of Vodka And Be Perfectly Okay. If I Had Ten Beers, I Would Be Liquidated.