If You Can't Raise Consciousness, At Least

Don't Ask To Live In Tranquil Times. Literature Doesn't Grow There.

It's An Act Of Faith To Be A Writer In A Postliterate World.

I Mean, What Do People Talk About When They're Married?" "their Kids, I Guess." "maybe That's All They Have In Common.

Not Until My Middle Thirties Did I Consider Myself A Novelist.

I Have Changed My Definition Of Tragedy. I Now Think Tragedy Is Not Foul Deeds Done To A Person (usually Noble In Some Manner) But Rather That Tragedy Is Irresolvable Conflict.