I really believe that readers are smart and sophisticated enough to realize that the author is not the narrator of his novels.
Bret Easton EllisPeople just... disappear," he says. "The Earth just opens up and swallows people," I say, some what sadly, checking my Rolex. "Eerie." Kimball yawns, stretching. "Really eerie." "Ominous." I nod my agreement. "It's just"- he sights, exasperated- "futile.
Bret Easton Ellis