The Natural Role Of Twentieth-century Man Is

To Know What You Want To Say Is Not The Best Condition For Writing A Novel. Novels Go Happiest When You Discover Something You Did Not Know You Knew: An Insight Into One Of Your Opaque Characters, A Metaphor That Startles You... A Truth... That Used To Elude You.

The True Religion Of America Has Always Been America.

You Can't Be A Serious Writer Of Fiction Unless You Believe The Story You Are Telling.

Culture's Worth Huge, Huge Risks. Without Culture We're All Totalitarian Beasts.

One Thing I've Learned In All These Years Is Not To Make Love When You Really Don't Feel It; There's Probably Nothing Worse You Can Do To Yourself Than That.