We will, of course, without hesitation use art to parody, ridicule, debunk, or criticize ideologies.

This is nourishing, redemptive we become less alone inside.

My personal belief is that because technology and economic logic has gotten so sophisticated, cruelties can be perpetrated now that would have been unimaginable two or three hundred years ago.

Writing fiction takes me out of time. I sit down and the clock will not exist for me for a few hours. That’s probably as close to immortal as we’ll ever get.

Entertainment provides relief. Art provokes engagement.

This is so American, man: either make something your God and cosmos and then worship it, or else kill it.

Worship power - you will feel weak and afraid, and you will need ever ore power over others to keep the fear at bay. Worship your intellect, being seen as smart - you will end up feeling stupid, a fraud, always on the verge of being found out.