We Do Not Choose To Be Born.

I Have Myself Always Been Terrified Of Plagiarism - Of Being Accused Of It, That Is. Every Writer Is A Thief, Though Some Of Us Are More Clever Than Others At Disguising Our Robberies. The Reason Writers Are Such Slow Readers Is That We Are Ceaselessly Searching For Things We Can Steal And Then Pass Off As Our Own: A Natty Bit Of Syntax, A Seamless Transition, A Metaphor That Jumps To Its Target Like An Arrow Shot From An Aluminum Crossbow.

For Me Writing Is Foremost A Mode Of Thinking And When It Works Well, An Act Of Discovery

We Do Choose How We Shall Live

No Nostalgia Runs Deeper Than That For Something One Has Never Known And Now Cannot Obtain.

One Of The Pleasures Of Being A Jew, I Don't Have To Tell You, It Allows You Anti-semitism.