For the kids, who in their lives have never known the slightest power, delinquency is a way of looking for power.

If you're going to be a myth or want to be a myth, you'd better die young.

Well, one of the things I discovered in the course of looking back and writing about what I saw in my memory is that I was a closely observant person long before I became a reporter.

An essential part of the magic involves turning everyone into an enemy, to ward off surprises.

I love food and I love everything involved with food. I love the fun of it. I love restaurants. I love cooking, although I don't cook very much. I love kitchens.

The best translators slip into the glove of a text and then turn it inside out into another language, and the whole thing comes out looking like a brand-new glove again. I'm completely in awe of this skill, since I happen to be both bilingual and a writer, but nevertheless a lousy translator.

For the kids, who in their lives have never known the slightest power, delinquency is a way of looking for power.