Bored People, Unless They Sleep A Lot,

Nice Criticism Is Good When It Tells You Something. A Lot Of Negative "criticism" Isn't Criticism At All: It's Just Nasty, "writerly" Cliché And Invective.

Being Neurotic Seemed To Be A Kind Of Wild Card, An All-purpose Explanation.

I Think Maybe Writers Come From Different Planets. I Mean, Not In Any Sense As Extravagant As Baryshnikov. But There Are Some Writers Who Understand Each Other This Way And Others Who Understand Each Other That Way. Then There's This Great Herd, The "herd Of Independent Minds."

Do You Realize How Angry You Sound?” Must Be One Of The Most Infuriating Questions In The Language.

My Capacity For Having A Good Time Exists. It Surfaces, However, On Odd Occasions.