The Past Was So Past It Hurt.

If I'm Going To Feel Estranged And Alienated And Away From Home I Don't Want Anyone Interrupting It To Debate Which Berries To Have In Their Pancakes.

It's Also True, However, That Having Conquered The Regional Writer Ghetto, I Am Now Intent On Conquering The Nationalist Writer Ghetto And Moving Out Into The World More.

I Have Worked Really Hard To Defy Categorization, To Break Down A Taxonomy Whenever It Comes My Way.

I Believe That God Locates Himself At The Spot Where You Recognize Your Own Fallibility....and The Paradox Of It All Has Been That Whenever I Give Up I Seem To Do Better.

I Think Literature Is Best When It's Voicing What We Would Prefer Not To Talk About.