If Being A Spokesman For A Generation

There Is A Shabby Nobility In Failing All By Yourself.

A Creative Writing Program Is Only As Good As Its Teachers, And I Was Fortunate In Having Two Great Writers As Mentors.

The 20th Century Saw Far Greater Catastrophes Than September 11th, As Bad As It Was, And They Didn't Render Literature Or Art Or Music Irrelevant. In Fact, I Think That Literature And Art Help Us To Understand - Sometimes They Provide Narratives And Metaphors For Understanding History, For Understanding Recent Catastrophes.

You Know, Im Always Surprised When I Read Profiles, And They Make Me Sound So Jaded. I Am So Not Jaded.

Anybody Who Becomes A Movie Star Becomes Successful At Projecting A Certain Image To The Public.