I Always Have A Sense Of Trembling,

And Really The Purpose Of Art - For Me, Fiction - Is To Alert, To Indicate To Stop, To Say: Make Certain That When You Rush Through You Will Not Miss The Moment Which You Might Have Had, Or Might Still Have.

Banks Introduced The Installment Plan. The Disappearance Of Cash And The Coming Of The Credit Card Changed The Shape Of Life In The United States.

[nabokov's] Language Is Made Visible . . . Like A Veil Or Transparent Curtain. You Cannot Help Seeing The Curtain As You Peek Into The Intimate Rooms Behind.

It Is Not Sex By Itself That Interests Me, But Its Particular Role In American Consciousness, And In My Own Life.

Travel Gives Me The Opportunity To Walk Through The Sectors Of Cities Where One Can Clearly See The Passage Of Time.