Society Is The Picnic Certain Individuals Leave

Great Art Is Cathartic; It Is Always Moral.

The Appeal Of Writing Is Primarily The Investigation Of Mystery.

The Regional Voice Is The Universal Voice.

The Books I Read I Do Enjoy, Very Much; Otherwise I Wouldn't Read Them. Most Of Them Are For Review, For The New York Review Of Books, And Substantial.

I Have Forced Myself To Begin Writing When I've Been Utterly Exhausted, When I've Felt My Soul As Thin As A Playing Card…and Somehow The Activity Of Writing Changes Everything.