Best author ever, without exception. Met mild fame when his second book "Even Cowgirls Get The Blues" was made into a movie, but really didn't care. His books are seen as more a form of poetry than fiction by some, and not dependant on his twisted but brilliant plots. His writing style is simultaneously intellectual and immature, high-brow and low-brow, snobby and perfectly willing to dabble in all our human flaws.

Noun: a friend who is usually only called upon by a friend when a more primary/prominent friend is unavailable.

Taken from the term “second string” in an athletic competition situation. In football, if the star quarterback gets injured during a play, the second string is called off the bench to replace him/her. A “Second String Friend” is essentially benched until needed, if ever.

Synonyms: Plan B, Second Choice, Secondary Friend, Benched Until Needed

A breath of fresh air after putting his book down. A very spiritual and intellectual American author. Writes engaging and magical stories centered around spirituality, individuality, politics, sex, drugs, art, etc. An outspoken individual in the sense of getting his point across through his unique metaphorical writing prose.

hippy author of the seventies and eighties known for extremely gratuitously blasphemous books that are completely out of touch with reality (i.e. every girl in the world is a horny lesbian slash bisexual)-which isn't necessarily a bad thing