You Are Born With A Character; It

In The Past, Friendship Was A Huge Thing. But It's Hard For Us To Think Of Friendship As A Calling, Because It's Not A Vocation.

If There Were A God Of New York, It Would Be The Greek's Hermes, The Roman's Mercury. He Embodies New York Qualities: The Quick Exchange, The Fastness Of Language And Style, Craftiness, The Mixing Of People And Crossing Of Borders, Imagination.

We Approach People The Same Way We Approach Our Cars. We Take The Poor Kid To A Doctor And Ask, "what's Wrong With Him, How Much Will It Cost, And When Can I Pick Him Up?"

The Gift Of An Image Is That It Provides A Place To Watch Your Soul.

How Can Hitler, Or Some Other Murderer, Appear In This World? I Don't Think Any Single Theory Can Account For The Phenomenon, And I Think It's A Mistake To Try To Reduce It To Being Brutalized By Your Parents Or Having Grown Up In Some Horrible Situation - Like Charles Manson.