I Don't Know The Numbers, But Roughly

Projecting Yourself Until Everything Is Talking About You Is, Of Course, A Self-flattering Form Of Self-pity

There's No Connection Between Consumption Of Art And Moral Stamina At All.

To Me There's No Difference Between A Book Of Stories And A Novel - They're Just Slightly Different Shapes.

Chicago Is Not A Bad Place To Live. But The Usual Story Of Immigration Is The Happy Fulfillment Of Human Potential In America That Is Not Available Anywhere Else - It's Propaganda, Really. It's More Complicated Than That.

What You Demand From Storytelling Is A Moral - Even Political - Import. I Tend To Shun That Didactic Aspect.