He wanted paper and something to write with, some way to sustain a thought, to place it in the world.
Don DeLilloThe writer is the person who stands outside society, independent of affiliation and independent of influence.
Don DeLilloOnly a catastrophe gets our attention. We want them, we depend on them. As long as they happen somewhere else. This is where California comes in. Mud slides, brush fires, coastal erosion, mass killings, et cetera. We can relax and enjoy these disasters because in our hearts we feel that California deserves whatever it gets. Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom.
Don DeLillo